Marbled chocolate banana loaf

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% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350ºF (180ºC). Grease a 8×4 loaf pan with butter or line with parchment paper and set aside.

Step 2

In the bowl of a stand mixer, cream together the butter, sugar, eggs and vanilla until well blended and smooth.

Step 3

Stop the mixer, add in the mashed bananas and stir until well combined.

Step 4

With the mixer off, add to the bowl the flour, baking soda and salt, mixing until just combined.

Step 5

Add in the yoghurt and blend well.

Step 6

Pour half the batter into a clean bowl and add to it the cocoa powder. Stir until well combined and no dry spots appear.

Step 7

With a large ice cream scoop or a ¼ cup measuring cup, scoop out and dollop into the corner of the prepared pan the plain batter.

Step 8

Repeat for the chocolate batter, placing the dollop next to the first.

Step 9

Repeat this pattern, adding alternating dollops of plain then chocolate batter to the loaf pan, layering them on top of each other, until there’s no batter remaining.

Step 10

Using a butter knife, gently swirl the top of the batter. Refrain from swirling too much otherwise the batters will get mixed together and muddled, losing the marbled effect. Sprinkle over the chocolate chips.

Step 11

Bake in preheated oven for 1 hour or until toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Allow to cool before removing from the loaf pan and slicing