Name: Bitter Chocolate, Lavender, and Banana Tea Loaf
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 25 min
Yield: 9
Ingredients: Mashed banana - 1 cup; White sugar - ¾ cup; Butter, softened - ½ cup; Vegetable shortening - ½ cup; Large eggs - 2; Grated fresh orange zest - 2 teaspoons; Dried orange peel - 2 teaspoons; Grated nutmeg - 1 teaspoon; Vanilla extract - 1 teaspoon; All-purpose flour - 2 cups; Baking powder - 1 tablespoon; Chopped bitter chocolate - ½ cup; Dried lavender flowers - 1 teaspoon; Coarse sugar for decorating (Optional) - 1 tablespoon

Ingredients for - Bitter Chocolate, Lavender, and Banana Tea Loaf

1. Mashed banana 1 cup

2. White sugar ¾ cup

3. Butter, softened ½ cup

4. Vegetable shortening ½ cup

5. Large eggs 2

6. Grated fresh orange zest 2 teaspoons

7. Dried orange peel 2 teaspoons

8. Grated nutmeg 1 teaspoon

9. Vanilla extract 1 teaspoon

10. All-purpose flour 2 cups

11. Baking powder 1 tablespoon

12. Chopped bitter chocolate ½ cup

13. Dried lavender flowers 1 teaspoon

14. Coarse sugar for decorating (Optional) 1 tablespoon

How to cook deliciously - Bitter Chocolate, Lavender, and Banana Tea Loaf

1 . Stage

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 5x9-inch loaf pan and line with parchment paper.

2 . Stage

Beat banana, sugar, butter, and shortening together until smooth; mix in eggs. Stir fresh orange zest, dried orange peel, nutmeg, and vanilla extract into mixture. Gradually stir flour into moist ingredients. Fold chocolate and lavender into batter. Spoon batter into prepared loaf pan. Sprinkle coarse sugar crystals over batter.

3 . Stage

Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center of the loaf comes out clean, about 1 hour.