Ingredients

4 medium very ripe bananas

4 eggs

3 cups sugar

2 sticks + 6 TBSP margarine

or unsalted butter

1 6-oz container vanilla (or

unflavored) low fat yogurt

2 TBSP Vanilla

2 TBSP Dark Rum

2 cups + 6 TBSP Flour

2 tsp baking soda

3/8 tsp salt

1/2 cup SemiSweet Chocolate

Chips

3/4 cup chopped walnuts

1 TBSP additional flour

FROSTING:

1/4 cup margarine or butter

(softened)

1/2 cup brown sugar

1/2 cup coconut

1/2 cup chopped walnuts

1 TBSP milk

Preparation

  1. Preheat oven to 350-degrees
  2. Mash bananas lightly and put aside until later
  3. In a food processor, add eggs, sugar, & butter and process just until mixed
  4. Add yogurt, vanilla, and rum and process for several seconds until just mixed
  5. In a separate large mixing bowl combine flour, baking soda, and salt & mix well.
  6. Add flour mixture to processor and process just until ingredients are completely combined and fluffy. DO NOT OVER PROCESS!
  7. Pour flour & egg mixture back into the large mixing bowl.
  8. Gently fold in mashed bananas
  9. In a medium sized mixing bowl add the chocolate chips, nuts, and 1 tbsp flour. Toss until nuts & chips are coated.
  10. Add chocolate chip & nut mixture to the banana, flour & egg mixture in the large bowl and gently mix together.
  11. Spoon batter into two GREASED & FLOURED loaf pans
  12. Bake approximately 45 - 55 minutes or just until cake bounces bake when pressed in the center.
  13. Cool cake in pans for 10 -15 minutes then remove and place both loaves on a large baking sheet
  14. Mix frosting ingredients together and spread over loaves
  15. Broil frosted loaves for 1 to 1-1/2 minutes watching the loaves carefully to be certain they do not burn