Marbled Choco-Coffee-Banana Loaf

The name is quite a mouthful. I love marbled Chocolate cake as well as Banana bread so here I have decided to marry the two with a dash of instant coffee granules (as an afterthought) to the mix and it turned out amazing.

RECIPE: Marbled Choco-Coffee-Banana Loaf

Ingredients

2 cups all-purpose flour

3/4 teaspoon baking soda

1/2 teaspoon salt

1 cup sugar

1/4 cup butter, softened

1 1/2 cups mashed ripe banana (about 3 bananas)

2 Eggs

1/3 cup plain low-fat yogurt

1/2 cup semisweet chocolate chips

1 Tbsp Instant Coffee Granules

Cooking spray

Method

1. Preheat oven to 350° and grease your loaf pan with some oil.
2. Lightly spoon flour into dry measuring cups, and level with a knife. Combine the flour, baking soda, and salt, stirring with a whisk.
3. Place sugar and butter in a large bowl; beat with a mixer at medium speed until well blended (about 1 minute). Add banana, eggs, and yogurt; beat until blended. Add flour mixture; beat at low speed just until moist.
4. Place chocolate chips in a medium microwave-safe bowl, and microwave at HIGH 1 minute or until almost melted, stirring until smooth. Cool slightly.
5. Add 1 cup batter to chocolate, stirring until well combined. Spoon chocolate batter alternately with plain batter into an 8 1/2 x 4 1/2-inch loaf pan coated with cooking spray. Swirl batters together using a knife. 
6. Bake at 350° for 1 hour and 15 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. 
7. Cool 10 minutes in pan on a wire rack; remove from pan. Cool completely on wire rack.

Step-by-step-process,

Preheat oven to 350° and grease your loaf pan with some oil or butter.

Lightly spoon flour into dry measuring cups, and level with a knife. Combine the flour, baking soda, and salt, stirring with a whisk.

Place sugar and butter in a large bowl; beat with a mixer at medium speed until well blended (about 1 minute). Add banana, 2 eggs, and yogurt; beat until blended. Add flour mixture; beat at low speed just until moist.

Banana, eggs, yogurt

Place chocolate chips in a medium microwave-safe bowl, and microwave at HIGH 1 minute or until almost melted, stirring until smooth. Cool slightly.

Add 1 cup batter to chocolate, stirring until well combined. Add a Tbsp of the instant coffee granules (this was a last minute addition).

Spoon chocolate batter alternately with plain batter into an 8 1/2 x 4 1/2-inch loaf pan coated with cooking spray. Swirl batters together using a knife. 

Bake at 350° for 1 hour and 15 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes in pan on a wire rack; remove from pan. Cool completely on wire rack.

Exquisite Cappuccino Fudge

By Exquisite in the title I mean fine and delicate. I have tried several fudge recipes and the Chocolate Walnut Fudge has been an all time favorite of mine.  I ate a piece of this Cappuccino Fudge at my local Coffee shop and the sweet woman making my coffee told me about this recipe so here I am making this dark chocolaty indulgence and it is magical (or pure evil I should say because you can't stop at just one piece).


It got some rave reviews too when I served it to some friends over a cup of tea. I love the simplicity of this recipe and the fact that it has so few ingredients and that too very easily available everywhere.

RECIPE: Exquisite Cappucinno Fudge
(Adapted from BruCru)
Ingredients
1 10 Oz bag dark chocolate chips

1 container dark chocolate canned frosting

1 10-11 Oz bag white chocolate chips

1 container white canned frosting

1 Tbsp. heavy cream

2 Tbsp. instant coffee

chocolate covered Espresso beans (I got mine at Whole foods but Starbucks has them too)

Method

1. In a small bowl microwave the heavy cream for just a few seconds and then add the instant coffee. Set aside to dissolve.
2. Line an 8x8 pan with foil and spray with oil for easy removal later .
3. In a double boiler melt the dark chocolate chips and make sure you stir it often.Place the container of chocolate frosting in the microwave for 1 minute. The frosting should be all melty and liquid in consistency. Once it is able to be poured out, quickly stir into the melted chocolate chips. Pour into prepared pan and refrigerate.
4. Heat the white frosting for 1 minute and it should be pourable consistency. Stir in the heavy cream-coffee mixture. Melt the white chips again in a double boiler being careful not to scorch the chips. Stir the coffee frosting into the melted white chips. Pour on top of the chocolate layer.
5. Place coffee beans every inch. Let set in the refrigerator for at least 2 hours before cutting.

Step-by-step process,

Heat up your heavy cream for just a few seconds and then add it to the instant coffee. Set aside to dissolve.

Line an 8x8 pan with foil and spray with oil for easy removal later .

In a double boiler melt the dark chocolate chips and make sure you stir it often.Place the container of chocolate frosting in the microwave for 1 minute. The frosting should be all melty and liquid in consistency. Once it is able to be poured out, quickly stir into the melted chocolate chips. Pour into prepared pan and refrigerate.

Heat the white frosting for 1 minute and it should be pourable consistency. Stir in the heavy cream-coffee mixture. Melt the white chips again in a double boiler being careful not to scorch the chips. Stir the coffee frosting into the melted white chips. Pour on top of the chocolate layer.

Place coffee beans every inch. Let set in the refrigerator for at least 2 hours before cutting.

Now its time to indulge with a steaming cup of green tea...umm..umm.um.