Chocolate Banana Mini Cakes

This recipe for moist chocolate banana mini cakes is the perfect way to use up ripe bananas.

After chocolate chip banana cookies, here come chocolate banana mini cakes. I'm just thinking about those poor ripe bananas, you know. I want you to use them up, and making these chocolate banana cakes is the perfect way to do just that.
Chocolate and banana is a well-known flavor pairing, and these mini cakes showcase just how amazing a pairing it is. You could also use a muffin pan to make these chocolate banana cakes.
These chocolate banana mini cakes stay soft and moist, even after a couple days left on the kitchen counter.


Let me know in the comments if you make these chocolate banana mini cakes ! You can also share a picture on Instagram by tagging @acupofsprinkles and using the hashtag #acupofsprinkles !

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Here's the recipe for chocolate banana mini cakes :

Chocolate Banana Mini Cakes
by A Cup Of Sprinkles
Adapted from Marsha’s Baking Addiction

This recipe for moist chocolate banana mini cakes is the perfect way to use up ripe bananas.

Cook time : 20 to 25 minutes
6 mini cakes

Ingredients :
85g of flour
25g of cocoa powder
75g of sugar
1 tsp of baking powder
1/4 tsp of baking soda
1/8 tsp of salt
1 ripe banana, mashed
120g of plain yogurt
1 small egg
2 tbsp of vegetable oil
1 tsp of vanilla extract

Instructions :

Preheat the oven.

Whisk together the dry ingredients (flour, cocoa powder, sugar, baking powder and baking soda), and set aside.

In another bowl, mix the banana, yogurt, egg, oil and vanilla extract.

Mix in the dry ingredients.

Grease (and/or line with baking paper) a mini loaf pan and divide the batter evenly (about ¾ full). Bake for 20 to 25 minutes (150°C/180°C), until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out dry.

Let cool for a few minutes before taking the chocolate banana mini cakes out of the pan.

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I called these cookies "double chocolate cookies" because "chocolate white chocolate chip cookies" or "white chocolate chip chocolate cookies" seemed like a mouthful.
These double chocolate cookies are amazing : the rich flavor of cocoa in the base and the sweetness of white chocolate make these cookies the perfect after-school snack for kids, and they'll be perfect with a cup of coffee for adults, too ;) I based this recipe on my best ever chocolate chip cookies recipe, as always. I told you it was versatile !
These double chocolate cookies don't spread much, so don't forget to gently press down on the cookie dough balls before baking ! Eat warm straight out of the oven, while the white chocolate chips are still all gooey and melting, or keep in an airtight box to eat when the mood strikes :)


Here's how to make these white chocolate chip chocolate cookies, aka double chocolate cookies :

DOUBLE CHOCOLATE COOKIES
by A Cup Of Sprinkles

Soft double chocolate cookies are made with white chocolate chips folded into a dark chocolate cookie base.

Cook time : 12 minutes
Makes about 16 Cookies

Ingredients :
170g of butter, softened
200g of sugar
2 eggs
1 tsp of vanilla extract
210g of flour
80g of cocoa powder
2 tsp of baking powder
1 tsp of salt
200g of white chocolate chips

Instructions :

Cream the butter and sugar.

Add in the eggs and vanilla, mix until well incorporated.

Whisk together the flour, cocoa, baking powder and salt, and gradually add the dry ingredients to the butter/sugar/eggs.

Stir in the chocolate chips.

Preheat the oven. Form cookie dough balls (using an ice scream scoop, or spoons), and place them on a baking paper covered baking sheet. Gently press down on the cookie dough balls to flatten them a little.

Bake at 180°/350°F for 10 to 12 minutes. The edges of the cookies should look baked while the center should still look a little soft. Let the baked double chocolate cookies cool on a wire rack.

Let me know in the comments if you make these double chocolate cookies ! You can also share a picture on Instagram by tagging @acupofsprinkles and using the hashtag #acupofsprinkles !
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