After years of ardently following lovely baking blogs, I have decided to jump in for myself. What better way to do so than with a recipe adapted from one of my favorite bloggers, Joy the Baker?
Joy's was one of the first blogs I ever saw back in the Spring of 2010. Her witty writing and mouth-watering photos have kept me hooked ever since. When she came out with her first book in February 2012, I knew I had to pick it up. It is full of humor and wonderfully comforting recipes, including several delectable cakes. I combined Joy's skill with my favorite food, peanut butter, to bring you this:
This cake has a soft and smooth texture inside, a buttery and nutty crispness on the outside from the brown sugar and is full of the decadent triple threat of peanut butter, banana and chocolate.
Peanut butter-y, banana-y, chocolate-y goodness.
Peanut Butter Banana Bundt Cake with Chocolate Glaze
1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup brown sugar
2 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
2 teaspoons baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 cup oil
1/4 cup buttermilk*
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1 1/2 cups bananas, mashed
3/4 cup creamy peanut butter
4 large eggs
The Glaze:
The Glaze:
1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
3 tablespoons milk or cream
*Buttermilk can be made by adding 1 tablespoon of vinegar or lemon juice to a 1 cup measuring cup and filling the rest with milk to make 1 cup of buttermilk. To make 1/4 cup for this recipe, simply cut the measurements by 1/4 (1/4 tablespoon vinegar or lemon juice and milk to fill a 1/4 measuring cup).
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Prepare bundt pan with butter (or cooking spray) and flour.
In large bowl, sift and whisk together granulated sugar, flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt. In separate bowl or stand mixer, blend together brown sugar, oil, buttermilk, vanilla extract, mashed bananas and peanut butter. When well mixed, add eggs one at a time, mixing thoroughly after each addition.
Add dry ingredients to wet and use rubber spatula to fold ingredients together. Scrape sides and bottom of bowl to fully incorporate dry ingredients (you don't want any pockets of flour in your finished cake!).
Pour mixture into prepared bundt pan. Tap pan on the counter to release any air trapped in the batter. Bake approximately 1 hour; when time gets close, test using a toothpick, which should come out clean. Allow cake to rest in pan for 30 minutes before removing. To remove, place plate or serving platter atop the bottom of bundt pan and flip so plate is on bottom. Say a prayer and gently lift pan off of cake.
When cake is completely cool, make the glaze. In a small saucepan, heat chocolate chips and milk or cream. Stir continuously, being careful to avoid burning by removing from heat when mixture just comes together. The glaze will be thick, but spreadable. Pour liberally onto cake.
Slice. Serve. Smile.
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