This moist tender cake combines bananas, pineapple pieces, strawberries and semi-sweet chocolate chips together to make a simple but elegant cake.
Ingredients:
1/2 cup butter
2 large eggs
2 & 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
2 & 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
1 can (15 7 1/4 oz.) pineapple tidbits in juice, undrained
1/2 cup buttermilk
1 & 1/4 cups granulated sugar
2/3 cup mashed banana
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 & 1/4 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips
1/2 cup chopped walnuts, toasted, divided
1 & 1/2 cups chopped fresh strawberries
1 cup chopped banana
Chocolate Glaze (recipe follows)
Directions:
1. Allow butter and eggs to stand at room temperature for 30 minutes. Grease and lightly flour a 12-cup Bundt pan.
2. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
3. Combine flour, baking powder and salt in medium bowl. Drain pineapple tidbits, reserving 1/4 cup juice. Combine reserved pineapple juice and buttermilk in small bowl.
4. Beat butter in large mixer bowl on medium to high speed for 30 seconds. Gradually add sugar, a 1/4 cup at a time, beating on medium speed until well combined. Add eggs, mashed banana and vanilla extract; beat well. Alternately add flour mixture and buttermilk mixture, beating on low speed after each addition just until combined. Sir in chocolate chips and 1/4 cup of the walnuts. Gently fold in drained pineapple tidbits, strawberries and banana. Spread batter into prepared pan.
5. Bake for 60 to 65 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted near center comes out clean. Cool cake in pan on wire rack for 20 minutes. Remove from; cool completely on wire rack. Drizzle cake with chocolate glaze and sprinkle with remaining 1/4 cup walnuts. Cover; refrigerate at least 2 hours before serving.
Ingredients and directions for Chocolate Glaze:
Heat 3/4 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips, 3 tablespoons butter and 3 tablespoons light corn syrup in small saucepan over low hear, stirring until chocolate melts and mixture is smooth. Use immediately.



9 comments:
wow.. looks very colourfull.... nice click.. i am drooling
Um, wow. This looks amazing!
Mmmm, I'll take 2, please! :)
Looks really Yum! Nice presentation..
Yum! Do you deliver? ;o)
This looks really incredible! I would definitely like a slice of this!
All I have to say about THAT is WOW! It looks beautiful and delicious!
Awesome and yummy cake looks absolutely tempting..
What an amazing sounding cake. There's so much to love about it.
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