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Chocolate Sour Cream Banana Bread

melskitchencafe.com · 2026 · 10 slices (One 9X5-inch loaf)

Against 708 banana bread recipes

More sugar than 99% of recipes and more fat than 97%.

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How it compares

Against the typical loaf: the median of 708 banana bread recipes, per 100 g of flour.

  • More sugar than 99% of recipes: 160% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 78%, about twice as much.
  • More fat than 97% of recipes: 87% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 45%, about twice as much.
  • More egg than 97% of recipes: 80% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 40%, about twice as much.
  • More banana than 89% of recipes: 233% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 148%.
Banana: 233%, 89th percentileSugar: 160%, 100th percentileFat: 87%, 97th percentileEgg: 80%, 98th percentileDairy: 92%, 96th percentileLeavening: 4.8%, 76th percentileSalt: 2.4%, 94th percentileBananaSugarFatEggDairyLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (11)

  • 1 1/4 to 1 1/3 cups mashed bananas, about 3 to 4 medium bananas≈ 291 g
  • 1 cup granulated sugar≈ 200 g
  • 1/2 cup neutral-flavored oil≈ 109 g
  • 2 large eggs≈ 100 g
  • 1/2 cup sour cream≈ 115 g
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract≈ 4.2 g
  • 1 cup all-purpose flour≈ 125 g
  • 1/2 cup natural unsweetened cocoa powder≈ 43 g
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda≈ 6 g
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt≈ 3 g
  • 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips, divided≈ 170 g

flour 125 gbatter 1166 g

≈ marks grams converted from cups and spoons with standard densities; the rest are weights the source printed.

Baker's percentages

Grams per 100 g of flour, and where that falls among all 708 recipes. Shaded: the middle half. Tick: the median.

  • Banana233% · 89th percentile
  • Sugar160% · 100th percentile
  • Fat87% · 97th percentile
  • Egg80% · 98th percentile
  • Dairy92% · 96th percentile
  • Leavening4.8% · 76th percentile
  • Salt2.4% · 94th percentile

Oven

Temperature
350°F / 175°C
median 350°F
Time
50 to 60 minutes
median 55 minutes

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