Banana cake topped with chocolate Recipe

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Give a special touch to a simple banana cake, top with a chocolate cream and serve it in a family snack. Your family will love the mix of flavors that the cake offers… Bon appetit!!!

Slice of banana cake topped with chocolate on a plate

INGREDIENTS FOR BANANA CAKE TOPPED WITH CHOCOLATE

Here you'll find all the ingredients needed to make this recipe:

● Banana
● All-purpose flour
● Brown sugar
● Eggs
● Baking powder
● Chocolate powder
● Powdered sugar
● Milk
● Butter

Below you’ll find the correct measurement of all ingredients and the step-by-step guide for this recipe.

HOW TO MAKE BANANA CAKE TOPPED WITH CHOCOLATE

For the cake: Beat the eggs and the brown sugar until a homogeneous mixture. Peel and smash the bananas with a fork. Add to the eggs and sugar cream and mix for 3 to 4 minutes until it’s nicely incorporated. Add the flour mixed with the baking powder and beat until a homogeneous and creamy mixture. Pour the cream into the prepared pan and bake about 45 to 50 minutes. When the cake is cooked, unmold onto a plate and let cool completely.
For the topping: Beat the butter, milk and the powdered sugar until a homogeneous mixture. Add the chocolate powder and beat until obtain a quite creamy mixture.
Slice the cake in half with a long knife and fill with a little of the cream. Half banana cake on a plate filled with chocolate cream Cover with the top slice of the cake and spread with a spatula the cake with the remaining cream. Garnish with chocolate shavings and serve the cake preferably cold.

Banana cake topped with chocolate on a plate

Banana cake topped with chocolate

Give a special touch to a simple banana cake, top with a chocolate cream and serve it in a family snack. Your family will love the mix of flavors that the cake offers… Bon appetit!!!

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Category:Breakfast, Cakes, Chocolate, Desserts, Recipes

Cuisine: Portuguese

Difficulty: Easy

Servings: 14 slices

Prep Time:30 m

Cook Time:45 m

Total Time:1:15 h

Ingredients

For the cake:

2 medium bananas
200 grams (1 1/2 cups) all-purpose flour
150 grams (about 1 cup) brown sugar
5 eggs
1 teaspoon baking powder

For the topping:

5 tablespoons chocolate powder
150 grams (1 cup) powdered sugar
100 ml (1/2 cup) milk
100 grams (1/2 cup) butter

Directions

For the cake:
Preheat the oven to 150ºC (300ºF). Grease a round cake pan (22 x 7 centimeters (8 2/3 x 2 3/4 inches)) with margarine and dust with flour.
In an electric mixer, beat on medium speed the eggs and the brown sugar until a homogeneous mixture. Peel and smash the bananas with a fork. Add to the eggs and sugar cream and mix for 3 to 4 minutes until it’s nicely incorporated. Reduce the mixer speed to low, add the flour mixed with the baking powder and beat until a homogeneous and creamy mixture.
Pour the cream into the prepared pan and bake until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, about 45 to 50 minutes (the time depends on the oven).
When the cake is cooked, unmold onto a plate and let cool completely.
For the topping:
In an electric mixer, beat on low speed the butter, milk and the powdered sugar until a homogeneous mixture. Add the chocolate powder and beat until obtain a quite creamy mixture.
Slice the cake in half with a long knife and fill with a little of the cream. Cover with the top slice of the cake and spread with a spatula the cake with the remaining cream.
Garnish with chocolate shavings and serve the cake preferably cold (store the cake in the fridge).