Banana Chocolate Chip Cake

Ingredients:

- 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour (625 ml)

- 2 tsp baking soda (10 ml)

- 1/4 tsp salt (1 ml)

- 1 cup canola oil (250 ml)

- 2 cups granulated sugar (500 ml)


- 4 eggs

- 2 cups mashed ripe bananas (about 4 large) (500 ml)

- 1 tsp vanilla (5 ml)

- 1 1/3 cups semisweet chocolate chips (325 ml)

- 3/4 cup toasted walnuts (optional) 175 (ml)



Directions:

- Preheat oven to 350 F (180 C).

- Two 9- by 5-inch (2 L) metal loaf pans, lined with parchment or waxed paper, greased.

- In a bowl, combine flour, baking soda, and salt.

- In a large bowl, using electric mixer, beat oil and sugar. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Add bananas and vanilla, beating well. Add flour mixture, beating just until smooth. Stir in chocolate chips and walnuts, if using.

- Spread batter in prepared pans. Bake in preheated oven for 60 to 65 minutes or until a tester inserted into center of cakes comes out clean. Let cakes cool in pans on racks for 15 minutes. Remove from pans and let cool completely on racks.

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