Banana bread with brown sugar icing
This banana bread is super moist and has a deep flavor of the banana combined with brown sugar. The walnuts and chopped chocolate give this loaf the tastiest touch. And the brown sugar icing is just the perfect way to finish it up.
Ingredients
Batter:
- 180 g Unsalted butter
- 240 g Granulated sugar
- 60 g Buttermilk
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 3 Eggs
- 200 g Banana 2 bananas
- 300 g All purpose flour
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 50 g Walnuts optional
- 50 g Chopped semi sweet chocolate optional
Brown sugar icing:
- 160 g Icing sugar
- 80 g Brown sugar
- 20 g Milk
- 20 g Unsalted butter
- 2 tsp Cognac or Brandy
Instructions
- In a mixer with a paddle attachment on, beat the butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
- Add the vanilla and eggs one by one, mixing well after each addition. Make sure to scrape down the sides of the bowl to integrate the butter.
- Smash the bananas and add into the mixture. Mix well.
- Sift the flour with the baking powder and baking soda and add half to the batter.
- Add the buttermilk to the mixture and combine.
- Add the rest of the dry ingredients, the walnuts and the chopped chocolate and mix until fully combined.
- Put the mixture into a greased mold and smooth the surface with a small spatula.
- Bake in a preheated oven at 180 ° C or 360°F for approximately 40 minutes, until a toothpick inserted comes out clean.
- Wait 10 minutes and unmold. Let cool completely before icing and slicing.
- For the icing, mix the two sugars until combined. Microwave the butter together with the milk until the butter melts and mix with the sugar blend. Add the liquor and finish incorporating. Apply the icing to the banana bread quickly because it tends to dry out.