Roberta's Chocolate Chip Banana Cake

	Trying to figure out what to do with those super-ripe bananas you have in your kitchen? Use them to make: ROBERTA'S CHOCOLATE CHIP BANANA CAKE This is my mom's chocolate chip banana cake recipe. (c)1972-2012 and beyond, Roberta Heller

		Ingredients: I've updated the recipe a bit. 1-3/4 sticks of butter 1-1/2 cups of Sugar 2 eggs 1-1/2 tsp vanilla extract 1-1/2 cups banana, mashed (about 1 or 2 ripe bananas) 2-1/4 cups all-purpose flour 1-1/2 tsp baking soda 1-1/2 tsp baking powder 1 cup chopped or ground walnuts or pecans 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
	MIXING: Cream the butter, add the sugar, eggs and vanilla. Stir in mashed banana. Gradually mix in the rest until combined. BAKING: Preheat oven to 350º F - For a BUNDT PAN bake for about 55 minutes, 9X13 PAN: 40-45 minutes, BREAD PAN: 45-50 minutes. ALL BAKING TIMES ARE APPROXIMATE. You can also use two - large 6 muffin tins to make 12 banana muffins like I did over at Virtual CheeseBlogger.
	I use butter instead of margarine. Fold in 1 cup of semi-sweet chocolate chips when you add the nuts. It comes out best when you use a bundt pan. Tips for a great banana cake: Grease your pan well with butter/margarine, and coat the buttered pan with ground walnuts or pecans. it creates a nice crispy crust and the cake comes nicely out of the pan when cool. Use a cake tester or knife to see if the cake is done; the knife should come out clean.
	Special thanks to my mom, Roberta Heller, for this AWESOME recipe.