Crumb-topped Cocoa Banana Bread

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 55 mins

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 1/3 cups granulated sugar
• 6 tablespoons cocoa
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 dash ground ginger
• 1 dash ground mace
• 2 eggs
• 1/2 cup vegetable oil
• 1 cup mashed banana (about 2 extra-ripe,)
• 1 medium banana
• 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
• 1 tablespoon butter or 1 tablespoon margarine
• 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/8 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Recipe

• 1 heat oven to 350 degrees f . grease bottom only of 9 x 5 x 3-inch loaf pan.
• 2 in large bowl, stir together flour, sugar, cocoa, baking soda, salt, baking powder, ginger and mace. add eggs, oil and banana; stir with spoon just until all ingredients are well blended.
• 3 in small bowl, blend all crumb topping ingredients until fine crumbs form.
• 4 spoon batter into prepared pan. sprinkle topping evenly over top.
• 5 bake 55 to 60 minutes or until wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. cool 10 minutes.
• 6 loosen sides of loaf from pan; remove from pan to wire rack. cool completely. (loaf may be stored in refrigerator, well wrapped, for up to 1 week.) 1 loaf.