Banana Cake with Marzipan

This is a wonderful banana cake with a strong chocolate and marzipan flavor, perfect for the holidays.

• Preparation Time: 20 mins
• Cooking Time: 60 mins
• Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins
• Calories: 266 Calories

Ingredients

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup white sugar
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 4 large eggs
• 11 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
• 3 ½ ounces marzipan
• 2 medium bananas, cut into small chunks
• 3 ½ ounces high-quality dark chocolate (at least 75%), chopped

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9x13-inch pan.

Step 2

Combine sugar, butter, marzipan, and vanilla extract in a large bowl; mix with an electric mixer until smooth. Add eggs one at a time, and mix until well combined. Mix in flour and baking powder.

Step 3

Stir in bananas and chocolate, folding them into batter. Pour batter into the prepared pan.

Step 4

Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean, about 1 hour.