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Chocolate Banana Bread Cake with Peanut Butter Glaze

1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened
2 cups white sugar
4 eggs
6 bananas, mashed
2 tsp vanilla extract
3 cups flour
2 tsp baking soda
1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1 cup sour cream
1 cup semisweet mini-chocolate chips

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Lightly grease bundt pan.

2. In a large bowl, cream together butter, sugar and eggs. Stir in banana and vanilla.

3. In a separate bowl, mix together flour, baking soda and cocoa. Gradually add to banana mixture, mixing until just combined. Stir in sour cream and fold in chocolate chips.

4. Pour batter into bundt pan. Bake in preheated oven for 80-90 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into center comes out clean. Place bundt pan on top of wine bottle, let cool before turning upside down to remove from pan.

Peanut Butter Glaze

1-1/2 cups sifted confectioners’ sugar
1/4 cup milk
1/4 cup peanut butter
1/2 tsp vanilla extract

1. Whisk all ingredients together until creamy. Pour over cooled bread-cake.