Banana-Chocolate Chip Pound Cake Recipe

The key to delicious and moist pound cake is making sure you have extremely ripe bananas — nice and dirty-brown. Ideally, I buy bananas aheads of time and store them in a brown bag in a drawer; do not refrigerate. Helpful hint: If you are in a pinch, I suggest begging a produce department employee to find some ripe bananas in the back (they usually pull the bananas that look too ripe and throw them away).  Adapted from "Sweetness: Delicious Baked Treats For Every Occasion" by Sarah Levy.