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Randy Smith

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Fruits		Cakes, Chocolate, Fruits	6	Servings

INGREDIENTS

1 2/3	c	Flour
1	c	Sugar, brown, light
1/4	c	Cocoa
1	ts	Baking soda
1/4	ts	Salt
1/2	c	;Water
1/3	c	Oil
1	ts	Vinegar
3/4	c	Vanilla extract
1/2	c	Chocolate chips, semi-sweet
1/2	c	Banana; 1 med ripe
		Hershey's Chocolate Co.

INSTRUCTIONS

Heat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour a square pan, 8"x8"x2". In a
small mixing bowl, combine flour, sugar, cocoa, baking soda and salt. Add
water, oil, vinegar and vanilla. Stir in mashed ripe banana; beat until
smooth. Pour into the prepared pan. Sprinkle chocolate chips over the top.
Bake 35 to 40 minutes or until a wooden toothpick inserted in center comes
out clean. Cool in the pan on a wire rack. Cut into squares.
From Gemini's MASSIVE MealMaster collection at www.synapse.com/~gemini

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“Let us thank God heartily as often as we pray that we have His Spirit in us to teach us to pray. Thanksgiving will draw our hearts out to God and keep us engaged with Him; it will take our attention from ourselves and give the Spirit room in our hearts. #Andrew Murray”