Chocolate Chip Banana Cake

I made this recipe into a mini round cake for Jude's Birthday and then used the rest of the batter to make cupcakes. This was such a yummy cake; moist and flavorful, not too sweet and perfect with cream cheese frosting. This is definitely one of my new go to cake recipes.

Chocolate Chip Banana Cake

Under the Highchair

1/4 lb (1 stick) sweet butter

1 cup granulated sugar

3 eggs, separated

1 cup mashed ripe bananas, I used 2 bananas

2 cups unbleached all-purpose flour

1 teaspoon baking powder

1 teaspoon baking soda

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/2 cup buttermilk

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1 cup chocolate chips

-Preheat oven to 350F. Grease and flour two 9-inch layer cake pans.

-Cream butter and sugar together. Add egg yolks and beat well. Add mashed bananas, mixing thoroughly.

-Sift dry ingredients and add to butter mixture. Stir until just combined in. Add buttermilk and vanilla. Beat egg whites to soft peaks. Fold into batter gently. Sprinkle in chocolate chips and fold together.

-Pour batter into the prepared pans. Set on the middle rack of the oven and bake for 25 to 30 minutes or until a cake tester inserted into the center comes out clean.

-Cool in pans on a rack for 10 minutes. Unmold and cool on rack for 2 hours.