Recipe

Chocolate banana cake

Aug 29, 2012 2:00pm
  • 15 mins preparation
  • 1 hr cooking
  • Serves 12
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Ingredients

Chocolate banana cake
  • 150 gram butter, chopped, at room temperature
  • 1 cup caster sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 2 cup self raising flour, sifted
  • 1 cup mashed banana
  • 100 gram milk chocolate, grated
  • 3/4 cup milk
Frosting
  • 200 gram dark chocolate, chopped
  • 1/4 cup sour cream
  • 15 gram butter
  • 3/4 cup pure icing sugar, sifted

Method

Chocolate banana cake
  • 1
    Preheat oven to moderate 180°C. Lightly grease and line a 22cm round cake pan.
  • 2
    In a bowl, using an electric mixer, beat butter and sugar together, until creamy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
  • 3
    Fold in flour, followed by banana, chocolate and milk. Spread into prepared pan.
  • 4
    Bake for 55-60 minutes, until cooked when tested with a skewer. Cool in pan for 5 minutes before turning onto a wire rack to cool completely.
  • 5
    Meanwhile, to make the frosting, combine chocolate, sour cream and butter together in a saucepan. Stir over a low heat until smooth. Mix in icing sugar until combined. Spread over cooled cake.

Notes

You will need about 3 medium bananas for this recipe.

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