Shelly's Recipe

CHOCOCLATE CHERRY BREAD

Category: Quick Breads

2/3 cup dried cherries
1 cup sugar
6 tbsp butter, softened
2 eggs
1/2 cup sour cream
1 large, very ripe banana, mashed
2 tsp vanilla extract
1 1/2 cups flour
1/4 cup plus 2 tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp salt
1/2 cup chopped pecans

Soak dried cherries in hot water for 15 minutes. Drain thoroughly and set aside.

In a large bowl of an electric mixer, beat sugar and butter on high speed until creamy, about 3 minutes. Reduce speed to medium and add eggs, one at a time; beat until smooth. Beat in sour cream, banana and vanilla until well blended, about 1 minute.

In another bowl, mix together flour, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Reduce speed to low and add flour mixture to banana mixture until just combined. Fold in nuts and reserved cherries.

Pour into a greased loaf pan and bake at 350 for 1 hour or until toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool in pan 10 minutes. Remove from pan; cool completely on wire rack.