Chocolate banana cake

The cake is soft, fluffy, with intense chocolate flavor, plus with a glaze that actually melts in your mouth. The ingredients are simple, easy to prepare and fast .

I recommend you to try it, is very delicious.

Ingredients
Sugar
400 g
White flour
245 g
Baking powder
1.5 tsp
Baking soda
1 tsp
Salt
0.5 tsp
Egg
2 pieces
Bananas
2 pieces
Water
240 ml
warm water
Vanilla Extract
1 piece
Butter
14 g
1 lingura de unt
Cacao powder
75 g
Milk
120 ml
Sunflower oil
120 ml
or another flavourless oil
Dark chocolate
200 g
Heavy cream (32% fat)
170 ml
Step by step
Step 1

Preheat oven to 180 C.

Whisk all dry ingredients - the flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, cacao powder and salt.

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Step 2

In another bowl mash the bananas.

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Step 3

Add the eggs and mix well.

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Step 4

Then add warm water, sunflower oil, milk and vanilla extract - whisk all together.

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Step 5

Mix together dry ingredients and wet ingredients until combined. The batter will be quite thin.

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Step 6

Butter or spray a 23x33 cm pan or one with 28 cm diameter.

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Step 7

Pour the batter into the prepared pan and bake for about 35 to 40 minutes.

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Step 8

You can check if it's cooked by inserting a toothpick in the center of the cake. If it comes out clean you can remove it from the oven and let cool.

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Step 9

Now it is ready for frosting with ganache.

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Step 10

Chop the chocolate in a heatproof bowl.

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Step 11

Heat the cream and butter in a medium sized saucepan over medium heat until reaching boiling point.

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Step 12

Immediately pour the boiling cream over the chocolate and let it stay for 5 minutes, then stir until smooth.

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Step 13

When Ganache has completely cooled, beat until soft and fluffy.

 
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Step 14

Spread the frosting on top of the cake. Put the cake in the refrigerator for 30-40 minutes.

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Step 15

Then serve it with your favorite drink.

Bon Appetit!

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Quantity: 1 kg (10-12 servings)
Prep time:
120 min
Difficulty: easy
Ready in: 30 min