Chocolate Banana Bundt Cake

don't discard overripe bananas, they add the best flavor to this cake. If you have bananas on hand but don't have time to bake, mash and freeze the bananas in a freezer bag. Thaw when ready to use.

Ingredients

1/2 cup butter or margarine

1 1/2 cup sugar, divided

1 cup mashed, very ripe bananas

1/2 cup sour cream

1 tsp vanilla extract

2 eggs, separated

2 cup all-purpose flour

3/4 tsp baking soda

1/4 tsp baking powder

1 1/2 cup semisweet chocolate chips

1 1/2 cup melted confectioners sugar

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350°F. Lightly grease a 10-inch tube pan. Beat butter and 1 cup sugar in a large bowl until smooth. Stir in bananas, sour cream, vanilla and egg yolks.

2. Combine flour, baking soda and baking powder in a medium bowl. Stir into banana mixture. Beat egg whites to stiff peaks in a small bowl. Gradually beat in remaining sugar. Fold into batter.

3. Pour 1/3 of batter into prepared pan. Cut a small hole in a plastic bag; spoon in melted chocolate. Swirl chocolate on top of batter. Top with remaining batter.

4. Bake for 50 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool cake in pan on a wire rack. Sprinkle cooled cake with confectioners sugar.