Marbled banana chocolate loaf cake ~ eggless and butterless!

anana - as a fruit - is not something I am completely in love with. In fact to be honest I totally detest them - let's just say (without being too graphic) I can't even take a bite. I still buy them for my daughter and the hubs.
As strange as it may sound though, I like the banana flavor in cakes and bakes - go figure.
There's something special about the plain ol' Marble cake. It looks great without any extra effort and has that wow factor! It tastes great too and being two cakes in one, it satisfies people with varied taste too. Me and the little one being the chocolate lovers and hubs the vanilla and banana fan. It is one of the easiest cake to bake, requires basic ingredients which we mostly have in our pantry at all times! It is fun to  bake one at home and what makes it more exciting is the anxious wait with fingers crossed when you first cut into it and see the marble effect (yes I get excited about my food) - and the marbling effect is different with every slice.

Ingredients:
All purpose flour ....................... 2 cups  
Baking soda ............................ 1/2 tsp
Baking powder ........................ 1 1/2 tsp
Salt ..................................... 1/4 tsp
Sugar ................................... 3/4 cup
Oil ...................................... 5 tbsp (I use olive oil)
Vanilla .................................. 1 tsp
Ripe banana ........................... 3 about 1 1/2 cup mashed
Cold milk .............................. 1/4 cup + 2 tbsp
Plain yogurt ........................... 1/4 cup
Cocoa powder ........................ 1/4 cup
Cooking spray

Method:

1. Preheat oven to 350ºF and lightly spray a 5x9 loaf pan.

2. In a large bowl, whisk together oil and sugar for a minute, add banana. Add milk and  vanilla extract. Add the yogurt and mix everything till it combines.

3. In a medium bowl, sift together the flour baking powder, baking soda and salt. Add the flour mixture to the milk mix and stir to combine.

4. Remove 1 cup of batter into a small bowl and stir in cocoa powder.

5. Spoon chocolate batter alternately with plain batter into the pan. Run a knife through the batter gently to swirl.

6. Bake for 55 minutes to one hour, or until a cake tester comes out clean , let it cool down slightly at least 15 minutes. Turn cake out onto a wire rack to cool completely before slicing.

7. Serve plain, or dusted with powdered sugar. ENJOY!

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