Easy Double Chocolate Loaf Cake Recipe with Banana! This bread is moist, flavorful, and packed with chocolate with a hint of banana! The double chocolate makes this recipe taste like a loaf of brownie goodness! Enjoy for breakfast, an afternoon snack, or dessert! This recipe makes two loaves! Perfect for your entire family! A perfect chocolate bread loaf!
Make sure you do not skip the chocolate! So delicious! You could also use white chocolate chips for this recipe! I love brownies and this loaf cake reminds me of brownies with the perfect hint of bananas!
This was inspired by other loaf recipes on my site like my easy banana bread recipe with peanut butter chips and my chocolate strawberry bread with banana recipe!
Ingredient Notes
For this flavorful, and moist, double chocolate loaf cake recipe you will need the following ingredients:
- Sugar granulated
- Salted butter
- Ripe bananas
- Eggs
- Buttermilk (See the recipe below for how to make your own buttermilk in 5 minutes!)
- Vanilla extract
- Baking soda
- All-purpose flour
- Cocoa powder
- Semi-sweet chocolate chips (or your favorite chocolate!)
- Sea salt Optional
See recipe card for quantities and instructions.
Step-by-Step Instructions
For the full instructions and measurements for how to make this delicious recipe, please skip down to the recipe card at the bottom of the post!
Use the following step-by-step instructions for how to make this delicious double chocolate loaf cake with bananas:
Cream butter and sugar together well in a mixing bowl or stand mixer.
Add ripe bananas and mash completely. Mix well.
Add eggs to banana mixture and mix well.
Then add your homemade buttermilk and vanilla extract to mixture and mix well.
Add baking soda, flour, and cocoa powder to banana bread batter.
Mix only until just combined. (Do not overmix).
Mix the chocolate chips with a tablespoon of flour. Then add the chocolate chips to the mix and mix for a few turns until just combined. Then add to greased loaf pans.
Add additional chocolate chips on top. Then bake!
Substitutions
Are you gluten-free? This recipe has the following substitutions so that you can still enjoy this incredibly moist double chocolate loaf cake recipe!
- All-purpose flour-If you want to try a gluten free version of this recipe then I recommend using King Arthur’s measure for measure gluten-free flour!
- Cocoa powder-Check your cocoa powder to ensure that you purchased a gluten free version.
- Chocolate chips-Be sure that your chocolate chips that you purchased are free of gluten.
Variations of Double Chocolate Loaf Cake with Bananas
There are so many fun variations that you can do with this recipe!
- Frosting – For an even more delicious variation, add chocolate or vanilla frosting to the top of this delicious double chocolate loaf cake!
- White chocolate chips – I used semi-sweet chocolate chips in this recipe but you can use any chocolate chips that you would like! Dark chocolate or even white chocolate chips!
Are you looking for another delicious loaf cake? See my Chocolate Strawberry bread recipe with bananas!
Equipment
This double chocolate loaf cake recipe with banana is so easy because it comes together in just one bowl! I would recommend a large bowl for this recipe.
While you can make this recipe in just one loaf pan, I always encourage customers to split the dough between two 8 x 4 inch loaf pans! You get double the loaf cake and it bakes faster! Win win!
See my favorite loaf pans here.
Storage Tips
Store the bread in a airtight container, or resealable plastic bag, in the fridge for 5-7 days or you can freeze your bread in the freezer for 3-4 months! This recipe is so perfect for those quick lunches or snacks when your hungry! Or when your expecting company over. Just defrost your bread from the freezer for about 3 hours and you are set!
Top tips
A few tips as always:
1. Make sure you toss the chocolate chips with flour before adding to the batter so the chocolate is perfectly suspended throughout the bread.
2. Split the recipe into two loaves as the recipe is written. It bakes faster and you get double the bread! I always either freeze the other or gift one to a friend.
3. Be sure to not over mix the batter! If you want a moist and tender banana bread, that is the most important tip!
4. Grease the loaf pans AND add a piece of parchment paper to ensure easy removal from loaf pan once baked.
5. Lastly, put extra chocolate chips on the top of the bread before baking so that you have a real show shopper when it comes out of the oven!
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ’s)
If you wish to bake a whole chocolate loaf cake you can bake one whole chocolate loaf cake in 60-65 minutes at 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Be sure to cover the top of your loaf cake with aluminum foil to prevent the top from over browning. You can also split the batter in between two loaf pans and bake for 30-35 minutes at 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
Simply, a loaf cake is any cake that is baked in a loaf pan instead of regular cake tins. The loaf pan will give the loaf cake its characteristic “loaf cake” shape.
To bake a moist loaf cake, it is important to not over mix the batter. Mix the batter until the ingredients are just incorporated and then bake. This chocolate loaf cake recipe also includes bananas which helps to keep the cake naturally more moist and flavorful.
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Easy Double Chocolate Loaf Cake Recipe with Banana
Equipment
- 2 Loaf pans
- 1 Mixing bowl
- 1 Stand mixer Optional
Ingredients
Chocolate Loaf Cake
- 1 Cup Sugar Granulated
- 1/2 Cup Salted butter Softened
- 2 Medium Bananas Ripe and mashed
- 2 Eggs Large
- 1/2 Cup Buttermilk Or add 1 tsp of white vinegar to milk of choice, wait 5 minutes, and you have homemade buttermilk!
- 1 Tsp Vanilla extract
- 1 Tsp Baking soda
- 1 3/4 Cups All-purpose flour
- 1/4 Cup Cocoa powder
- 1 Cup Semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 1 Tsp Sea salt Optional
Instructions
Chocolate Loaf Cake
- Prep: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Grease two bread loaf pans that are 8 x 4 inches.
- Make homemade buttermilk: Buttermilk (add 1 tsp of white vinegar to milk, wait 5 minutes, and you have homemade buttermilk!)
- Make the batter: Cream butter and sugar in a mixing bowl (or stand mixer). Add the mashed bananas, eggs (one at a time), buttermilk, and vanilla extract to the bowl. Add the baking soda, half the flour to the wet ingredients, and mix ONLY until just mixed. Then add the other half. Make sure to scrape the edges of the stand mixer or bowl. Add cocoa powder to the mix until just mixed.
- Add the chocolate: Mix the chocolate chips with a tablespoon of flour. Then add the chocolate chips to the mix and mix for a few turns until just combined.
- Bake: Pour and split the batter in between two greased loaf pans. Add additional chocolate chips on top. Then bake! Bake both chocolate loaf cakes for 30-35 minutes or until golden brown top and until the toothpick comes out clean in the middle. Let cool and enjoy!
Yum!
OMG!!! Delicious chocolate cake