Banana Pound Cake & Milk Chocolate Glaze

Since chocolate is pretty much a staple in our house, of course, some delicious milk chocolate glaze had to be applied and whoa-wee! Boy, was that every delightful! 

Don’t you just love a nice blanket of decadent milk chocolate glaze with anything, pretty much?  *Shaking head, YES!*

Umm…I made a pig of myself.  Sorry?  Nope, not sorry. 🙂 

My thighs probably mad at me though…ugh! If you want to do a lightened up version of pound cake, try this Vanilla Greek Yogurt & Olive Oil Pound Cake and substitute the vanilla Greek Yogurt with banana Greek Yogurt. Drizzle milk chocolate on top if you wish.

So, next time, you get a hankering for a banana and chocolate temptation, you might want to try this Banana Pound Cake & Milk Chocolate Glaze.  

It will not disappoint.  

Here’s the recipe!  Enjoy the deliciousness with tea, coffee, breakfast and snacking!  Wonderful to share with friends and family! 

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Banana Pound Cake & Milk Chocolate Glaze

Delicious Banana flavor in this easy-to-make moist pound cake is so delightful. Tempting milk chocolate glaze makes it an even extra special treat! 

Cook Time1 hr

Author: Kim Lange

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 sticks butter softened
• 1 cups granulated sugar
• 3 large eggs room temp
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup ripe bananas mashed
• 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt

Thick Chocolate Glaze

• 1 tub of chocolate Frosting
• 1 cup milk chocolate chips
• 2 tbsp butter softened
• 2-3 tbsp milk of choice
• 2 cups powdered sugar

Instructions

• Preheat oven to 350 and spray with a non-stick spray a 9x5 loaf pan and set aside.
• Using mixer, cream butter until light and fluffy; add sugar and mix until well blended.
• Add eggs one at a time,, each time mixing until fully incorporated, then add vanilla and mix in.
• In another bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder and salt.
• At low speed, add dry ingredients alternately with banana puree.
• Scrape batter into the prepared pan.
• Place in oven and bake until center of cake bounces back when lightly pressed with a finger or a toothpick comes out clean for about 60 minutes.
• Let sit in pan for 15 minutes before removing. Let cool.
• Add chocolate frosting by heating in microwave for 20-30 seconds and stir and pour onto the cake.  Let glaze set and serve when ready.
• OR you can make your own:
• Melt chocolate and butter in microwave 20 second increments until melted, approx 2 minutes. 
• Using whisk or mixer, add powdered sugar and mix to get a nice consistency to pour over the pound cake.
• Let chocolate set, then slice and devour!  YUM!

Notes

You can substitute vanilla or cream cheese frosting for the chocolate if you want to change it up.

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