Grilled Banana Pound Cake With Chocolate Sauce Recipes

GRILLED POUND CAKE WITH GRILLED PEACHES AND CINNAMON-VANILLA SYRUP

Steps:

• Combine the sugar and cinnamon stick with 1 cup water in a small saucepan and bring to a simmer, stirring until the sugar is dissolved. Simmer until slightly reduced, about 3 minutes. Remove from the heat, stir in the vanilla and let stand for 10 minutes. The syrup can be made up to 3 days ahead and kept refrigerated; reheat until warm before serving.
• Meanwhile, prepare a grill for medium heat, making sure the grates are very clean. Brush the cut-sides of the peaches and one side of the pound cake slices with the butter.
• Grill the peaches, cut-side down, until well marked, about 5 minutes. Transfer to a cutting board and cut into wedges. Grill the pound cake slices, buttered-side-down, until lightly marked, about 2 minutes.
• Serve each slice of pound cake with the wedges of half a peach; drizzle with syrup and top with a dollop of whipped cream.

CHOCOLATE BANANA POUND CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Grease and flour two 9x5x3 loaf pans.
• Cream butter, eggs, sugars, bananas, buttermilk, vanilla and cinnamon.
• Mix together flour, baking soda, salt, baking cocoa and pecans.
• Add dry ingredients to creamed ingredients. Mix well.
• Add boiling water and stir rapidly for 2 minutes.
• Pour batter into loaf pans.
• Bake for 45 minutes.
• Sprinkle chocolate chips over tops of loaves. (if using chocolate chips).
• Return to oven for about 15 minutes or until toothpick comes clean when poked into center of loaf.
• Remove from oven and place on cooling rack.
• Take a spatula and spread melted chocolate chips in an even layer on top of loaves.
• Let cool and remove from pans.
• Warm to serve and enjoy!
• Note: This recipe will also make 48 small cupcakes with a baking time of 20 minutes, and chocolate frosting can be substitued for the chocolate chips.