VALENTINE'S BRUNCH
BANANA CAKE
This Valentine’s Day, celebrate love with a homemade brunch – Chocolate Banana Cake with Pecans, tea or coffee, fresh fruit and yogurt. Simple, delicious and served with love from the COSTA NOVA collections.

Chocolate Banana Pecan Cake
300g wheat flour
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
1 pinch of fleur de sel
100g light brown sugar
1 tsp cinnamon
2 large eggs (lightly beaten)
150ml natural yogurt
50ml extra virgin olive oil
2 large bananas (mashed)
75g dark chocolate (chopped or in chips)
75g pecan nuts (chopped)
Chocolate Banana Pecan Cake
300g wheat flour
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
1 pinch of fleur de sel
100g light brown sugar
1 tsp cinnamon
2 large eggs (lightly beaten)
150ml natural yogurt
50ml extra virgin olive oil
2 large bananas (mashed)
75g dark chocolate (chopped or in chips)
75g pecan nuts (chopped)


Preparation
STEP 1
Preheat the oven to 180ºC and line a loaf tin with baking paper.
STEP 2
In a Pacifica kitchen bowl, mix together the flour, cinnamon, sugar, salt, baking powder and baking soda.
STEP 3
In another Pacifica kitchen bowl, mash the bananas and mix with the eggs, yogurt and olive oil.
STEP 4
Gently fold the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients, stirring just until combined. Add the chocolate and pecans.
STEP 5
Pour the batter into the pan and bake for about 50 minutes, until golden and cooked through.
STEP 6
Allow to cool in the pan for 10 minutes before transferring to a wire rack.
Preparation
STEP 1
Preheat the oven to 180ºC and line a loaf tin with baking paper.
STEP 2
In a Pacifica kitchen bowl, mix together the flour, cinnamon, sugar, salt, baking powder and baking soda.
STEP 3
In another Pacifica kitchen bowl, mash the bananas and mix with the eggs, yogurt and olive oil.
STEP 4
Gently fold the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients, stirring just until combined. Add the chocolate and pecans.
STEP 5
Pour the batter into the pan and bake for about 50 minutes, until golden and cooked through.
STEP 6
Allow to cool in the pan for 10 minutes before transferring to a wire rack.
