Friday, November 20, 2009

Starbucks VIA Coffee Chocolate Chip Banana Bundt Cake




This is another tasty recipe I found on my friend's
blog! Liesl always finds great recipes so I trust anything she makes! I really wasn't in the mood to bake a cake last night, but one of my girlfriends (who used to be a Starbucks employee) insisted we bake the cake.  It was easy to make and paired well with a nice cup of Starbucks decaf coffee, compliments of Jessica Campbell!

Here is the recipe:

2 cups all purpose flour
1 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp salt
1 packet Starbucks Via
1/2 cup sugar
1/4 cup brown sugar
2 medium bananas, mashed (approx 1 cup)
1/4 cup vegetable oil
1/2 cup buttermilk
1 large egg
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 cup milk chocolate chips

Preheat oven to 350F.
Lightly grease a bundt pan.
In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, salt, Via,
sugar and brown sugar. In a medium bowl, whisk together mashed
bananas, vegetable oil, buttermilk, egg and vanilla extract until
smooth and well-combined. Pour into dry ingredients and stir only
until no streaks of flour remain. Add in chocolate chips and stir to
evenly distribute. Pour batter into prepared pan.
Bake for about 40 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the
center comes out clean.
Cool in pans on a wire rack.

For the glaze:
Combine 1 cup powdered sugar with 2 Tablespoons Starbucks VIA Coffee
(I used about 1 teaspoon of the VIA and then added enough water to
make 2 Tablespoons). Brush glaze over cooled cake. Let some of the
glaze drizzle down over the sides.


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