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!!!

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. 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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By Pedro Barbosa

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Category: Breakfast, Cakes, Chocolate, Recipes

Cuisine: Portuguese

Difficulty: Easy recipes

Servings:: 14 slices

Prep Time: 30 m

Cook Time: 45 m

Total Time: 1:15 h

Ingredients: banana, brown sugar, butter, chocolate, eggs, flour, milk, sugar

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).