Ingredients

  • 6 ounces butter
  • 10 ounces light brown sugar
  • 6 ounces chocolate, broken into chunks
  • 100 g nuts, chopped (optional)
  • 3 eggs, beaten
  • 2 bananas, ripe and mashed
  • 4 ounces self-rising flour
  • 3 tablespoons cocoa powder
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder

Method

  • Preheat oven 180 degrees Celsius, gas 4.
  • Grease a 7x11 pan.
  • Put the butter, brown sugar and chocolate in large pan and heat gently stirring to melt.
  • Remove from heat when smooth.
  • Stir in the nuts, eggs and bananas.
  • Sift in the self-rising flour, cocoa and baking powder.
  • Pour into pan.
  • Bake in centre of the oven for 30 minutes until just firm in the centre of the cake.
  • Cool in the tin.
  • Cut into 15 squares.