Chocolate Sour Cream Bundt Cake Cooks Illustrated Recipes Banana Bread

CHOCOLATE SOUR CREAM BUNDT CAKE (COOK'S ILLUSTRATED)

Steps:

• FOR THE PAN: Stir together butter and cocoa in small bowl until paste forms; using a pastry brush, coat all interior surfaces of standard 12-cup Bundt pan, see illustration below. (If mixture becomes too thick to brush on, microwave it for 10 to 20 seconds, or until warm and softened.) Adjust oven rack to lower-middle position; heat oven to 350°F.
• FOR THE CAKE: Combine cocoa, chocolate, and espresso powder (if using) in medium heatproof bowl; pour boiling water over and whisk until smooth. Cool to room temperature; then whisk in sour cream. Whisk flour, salt, and baking soda in second bowl to combine.
• In standing mixer fitted with flat beater, beat butter, sugar, and vanilla on medium-high speed until pale and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Reduce speed to medium and add eggs one at a time, mixing about 30 seconds after each addition and scraping down bowl with rubber spatula after first 2 additions. Reduce to medium-low speed (batter may appear separated); add about one third of flour mixture and half of chocolate/sour cream mixture and mix until just incorporated, about 20 seconds. Scrape bowl and repeat using half of remaining flour mixture and all of remaining chocolate mixture; add remaining flour mixture and beat until just incorporated, about 10 seconds. Scrape bowl and mix on medium-low until batter is thoroughly combined, about 30 seconds.
• Pour batter into prepared Bundt pan, being careful not to pour batter on sides of pan. Bake until wooden skewer inserted into center comes out with few crumbs attached, 45 to 50 minutes. Cool in pan 10 minutes, then invert cake onto parchment-lined wire rack; cool to room temperature, about 3 hours. Dust with confectioners' sugar, transfer to serving platter, and cut into wedges.

SOUR CREAM BANANA CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F Combine butter and 1 cup sugar in a bowl and beat with an electric mixer until light and fluffy. Add eggs one at a time, mixing thoroughly after each addition. Stir in bananas, vanilla and sour cream.
• Sift flour and next 3 ingredients together in a bowl. Fold into butter mixture until just blended.
• Combine nuts, cinnamon and remaining granulated sugar in another bowl. Sprinkle half of nut mixture into a buttered and floured tube or bundt pan. Add half the batter. Sprinkle with remaining nut mixture and cover with remaining batter.
• Bake 45-50 minutes until a tester comes out clean when inserted in center. Invert pan and cool. Sprinkle with powdered sugar before serving.

BANANA CHOCOLATE CHIP SOUR CREAM LOAF CAKE

Steps:

• Set oven to 350 degrees F.
• Grease a 9 x 5-inch loaf pan OR 3 mini loaf pans.
• In a bowl, cream together the butter or margarine and the sugar, until light and fluffy.
• Add in the eggs and the salt; beat until well mixed.
• In a small bowl, dissolve the baking powder and the baking soda in the sour cream, and add to the creamed mixture; mix well until blended.
• With a wooden spoon, stir in the banana pulp.
• Gradually, add in the flour mixture, vanilla; mix well with a wooden spoon, until well combined.
• Add in the chocolate chips, and the chopped nuts (if using).
• Transfer the batter into a prepared baking pan.
• Bake for 1-1/2 hours (for 9x5" baking pan), or until cake test done.
• For the mini loaf pans, bake for 45-50 minutes, or until they test done.

CHOCOLATE-BANANA BUNDT CAKE

Steps:

• Adjust oven rack to middle position and preheat oven to 350°F Coat Bundt pan with baking spray. Combine butter, cocoa powder, espresso powder, and water in medium saucepan and bring to boil over medium-high heat, stirring, until mixture is homogenous, about 2 minutes.
• Whisk flour, brown sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt together in large bowl, then, mix in cocoa mixture. Whisk in bananas and sour cream, then eggs and vanilla. Stir in walnuts.
• Scrape batter into prepared pan and bake until tester inserted in center of cake comes out clean, about 45 minutes.
• Transfer cake to cooling rack and cool 10 minutes, then invert directly onto rack and cool to room temperature, about 1 hour. Sprinkle with confectioners' sugar and serve.

CHOCOLATE BANANA CHOCOLATE CHIP BUNDT CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees, grease or spray a bundt pan and lightly dust with cocoa powder.
• Mix together dry ingredients, set aside.
• Cream butter, add sugar and eggs, mix well,then add bananas and mix briefly.
• Mix in dry ingredients until incorporated, don't over mix, stir in chocolate chips.
• Pour into prepared pan and bake 50- 60 minutes until it tests done, cake will just start to pull away from edges.
• Cool slightly then remove from pan.
• Your supposed to let it cool all the way then dust with confectionary sugar, but my kids always slice it warm, which is good with vanilla ice cream .
• Note:.
• I always use a pan release spray and dust with the cocoa, and have almost never had a problem with the cake sticking. If greasing the pan - do it well and use a bit more cocoa as you would flour.