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MINI GERMAN CHOCOLATE E
MINI GERMAN CHOCOLAT
BANANA LOAVES S
BANANA LOAVE
y children love miniature Vegetable oil spray for misting
anything—toys, cookies— the pans
Flour for dusting the pans
and these loaves are just
3
2 ripe bananas, sliced ( ⁄4 cup)
their size. The German chocolate 1 package (18.25 ounces) plain German
has a softer flavor than devil’s food, chocolate cake mix
1 cup buttermilk
making it perfect for many children
1 ⁄2 cup vegetable oil
who don’t like the taste of dark
3 large eggs
choco ate. (They don’t live in our 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
l
house!) Plus, kids love cinnamon, 1 cup cinnamon chips
and these loaves contain cinnamon
1. Place a rack in the center of the oven
chips, an easy add-in at the end of and preheat the oven to 350°F. Lightly
the recipe. And to please the par- mist six 6-inch loaf pans with vegetable oil
spray, then dust with flour. Shake out the
ents, I’ve squeezed some healthy
excess flour. Set the pans aside.
bananas into the batter, which
2. Place the banana slices in a large mix-
makes the loaves not only better for ing bowl. Blend with an electric mixer on
you, but fragrant and moist. low speed for 30 seconds or until they are
mashed. Add the cake mix, buttermilk,
oil, eggs, and vanilla. Blend with the elec-
MAKES 6 MINI LOAVES
tric mixer on low speed for 1 minute. Stop
(6 INCHES EACH)
the machine and scrape down the sides
PREPARATION TIME: 10 MINUTES
of the bowl with a rubber spatula. In -
BAKING TIME: 30 TO 35 MINUTES
crease the mixer speed to medium and beat
