This Chocolate Chip Ring Cake is a lovely Italian ring cake made moist from the addition of a banana and some Greek yogurt. A little bit of chocolate chips are added to make the chocolate lovers happy!
Chocolate Chip Ring Cake
What is a ciambellone (or ciambella)?
What is the pretty sunshine in my latest posts? We're in the middle of winter, right? Six more weeks of winter were predicted this week and I feel that it hasn't even started yet for us. Luca keeps asking me, "Where is winter? Is it coming back mommy?".
In this ciambella there is a mashed banana and yogurt to make it a little more moist than the usual dense recipe I make. Ideally eaten the first day when it's slightly warm dipped in your caffe latte. Even more wonderful the next day for an afternoon snack. A family favorite that you will thank me for!
Chocolate Chip Ring Cake {Ciambellone con Gocce di Cioccolato}
Ingredients
- ½ cup of Greek yogurt I used Chobani
- 1 ripe banana
- zest and juice of one lemon or small orange
- 1 ¾ cup all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- ¾ cup demerra sugar or granulated sugar
- ½ cup canola oil I usually do ¼ cup olive oil and ¼ cup canola
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 3 medium eggs
- ½ cup chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 F. Spray with baking spray a tube or Bundt pan.
- In a small bowl, mash the banana and mix in the juice of the lemon and the yogurt; set aside. In a medium sized bowl, whisk together the flour and baking powder; set aside. In a large bowl, beat sugar, oil and vanilla extract until combined. Add the eggs one at a time until the batter is light and fluffy (about 5-7 minutes).
- Add the flour to the batter alternating with the yogurt mixture and mix until combined. Be sure to scrape down the sides of the bowl and mix well. Fold in the chocolate chips. Add the batter to your prepared pan.
- Pour the batter into the cake pan and bake in the middle of the oven for 35-45 minutes or until a skewer inserted into the cake comes out clean.
- Let the cake cool for 20 minutes or so before turning out onto a cake rack.
Nutrition Disclaimer
Please keep in mind that the nutritional information presented below is an approximation and may vary depending on the exact ingredients used.
Gorgeous! 🙂 I love ring cakes, most of the ones I grew up with were. And what beats chocolate chip? Mmm.
wow this cake is pretty healthy! i would love to try making this gluten free! thanks for the recipe lora. so glad you are a part of the lovebloghop. you are a gem. 🙂 sending some #chocolatelove to u!
Lora! This is totally my kind of cake! It looks absolutely divine! Great to bake with you again. 🙂
This is new to me! Love it!
Love it!! This is exactly the kind of cake we love to have for breakfast and snacking all day long. Great idea to add the yogurt and banana... Beautiful! Love the pics! xo
I'm starting with a thank you... For sharing this lovely recipe and I'm certain that I will thank you while I'm eating it too.. I actually have some bananas and yogurt left over from the other day... how perfect is that!
Your cake is so pretty! And sounds positively delicious! I'd be sad when it was gone. Winter has been tame here too - no snow! I miss it. xoxo
yumm.. love the banana and yogurt in the cake.. must make it so moist and soft.!
Fabulous cake for #chocolatelove! My family gets so excited when they see me getting chocolate chips out of the cupboard 🙂 This is a winner, as always! xo
Wonderful recipe with the yogurt, banana and chocolate..yum!! Your photos are lovely!
Lovely picture.. and great recipe, I love it! your cake absolutely awesome ..YUM! ^,^
I would absolutely be eating this cake for breakfast, lunch, dinner, and snacks if it were in my house (that is unless my kids ate all the cake!). Love the addition of banana and yogurt-hey it's healthy right!? 🙂
I would have a hard time not eating this for breakfast, yummmm
I would kill for a slice of this right now... I'm sure it'd help with this nasty hangover I have. Looks wonderful, Lora!
This is exactly why I can't make this cake - I too would be eating it twice a day, every day. Maybe I can just keep a few slices for myself and give the rest away to our neighbors...because I really want to try this.
I can only imagine how moist this cake is with the bananas and yogurt. This would be the type of cake I would rip pieces off of! Great choice for #chocolatelove. My post will be up tomorrow, plus..I', hosting Bread Baking Day, but the announcement will be in a separate post. Hope you can take part!
To me this is perfect treat for Valentine's Day. As I love more of a coffee cake than candy. All I think about is what will go beautifully f=with my cup of tea and a slice of this cake would be perfect.
Mmmm, mmmm, I'd like some for breakfast, please!
LOVE the sunshine in the picture! 🙂 Itlooks awesome!!!! Stopping by to send some #chocolatelove your way! Glad to be co-hosting with you! 🙂
Cindy
http://vegetarianmamma.blogspot.com
Imagine the scenario. Maureen walks into the dining room filled with good friends sitting around the table. Would their reaction be the same if I said, "Here's Ciambellone con Gocce di Cioccolato" or "Want some choc chip cake?"
I'm going to start calling everying fancy Italian names. People might think I am really getting this cooking thing going on.
It sounds wonderful no matter what you call it!
ciao Maureen- it all sounds more beautiful in Italiano;) grazie:)