banana cake recipe

Chocolate Banana Cake Recipes

My friend Winifred loves baking, so whenever she has time to spare or an occasion to celebrate, you will find her in the kitchen doing what she is good at. To her, baking is not a chore but a method she uses to relax! As I walked past her house a few days ago, the aroma of the cake surrounded it. No matter how hard I tried I couldn’t stop myself from ringing the doorbell and inquiring about the cake. She invited me in and offered me a nice big slice of the chocolate banana cake she had made, and ever since that day, this cake is my favorite.

Easy Chocolate Banana Cake Recipe

Ingredients

  • 2 eggs
  • 2 cups of flour
  • ¼ teaspoon of salt
  • ½ a teaspoon of vanilla
  • 1 ¼ cups of brown sugar
  • ½ a cup of margarine (softened)
  • 3 square pieces of unsweetened chocolate (melted)
  • ½ a teaspoon of baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon of baking powder
  • 1 ½ cups of ripe bananas (mashed)

How to Make It

First cream the brown sugar and margarine until it becomes light and fluffy. Now add one egg at a time and beat the mixture thoroughly after each. Then dry sift the ingredients together and add to the batter alternatively with the bananas. Slowly stir in vanilla.  Once all this is done, pour it into 2 greased and floured 9-inch cake pans and bake in an oven that has been preheated to 350 degrees. Keep the cake in the oven for about 35 to 40 minutes, or until the cake test reveals it is done. Frost the cake with the frosting of your choice!

Sumptuous Chocolate Banana Cake Recipe

Ingredients for the Cake

  • ¾ c. of butter
  • 4 eggs (separated)
  • 1/8 teaspoon of salt
  • ¾ c. of ground pecans
  • 6 oz. of sweet cooking chocolate
  • ¾ c. of granulated sugar
  • ½ c. of mashed potatoes

Ingredients for the Sauce

  • 2 tablespoon of powdered sugar
  • ¼ c. of whipping cream
  • 1/8 teaspoon of cinnamon (ground)
  • 1 c. of mashed bananas
  • Pecan halves (toasted)

How to Make It

First heat the oven to 375 degrees. Next, grease and flour 8 x 2 ½ inch pans. Then heat the butter and chocolate in a 1 ½ quart saucepan until it is totally melted and let it cool for about 5 minutes. Once this is done, put the egg whites and salt in a medium bowl and beat it at high speed until it is stiff but not dry. Take another bowl and beat the egg yolks and sugar in it at medium speed until it turns lemon colored. Now stir it into the chocolate along with the banana and ground pecans and gradually fold the chocolate mixture into the egg whites. Pour the mixture into the pan and bake it until the top is dry and a knife comes out clean. This should take about 40 to 45 minutes. When the cake is ready, take it out of the oven and let it cool completely. Then remove from pan. Now beat the bananas, cream, cinnamon and powdered sugar together until it is well blended. Now that the cake is ready, serve it along with the sauce, garnished with pecans.

Milk Chocolate Banana Cake Recipe

Ingredients

  • 2 eggs
  • 1 teaspoon of cinnamon
  • ½ a teaspoon of salt
  • ½ a cup of milk chocolate chips
  • 2 cups of bananas (mashed)
  • 125 ml of skimmed or soy milk
  • 125 ml of canola oil
  • 2 teaspoon of lemon juice
  • 2 teaspoon of vanilla
  • 325 ml of whole wheat flour
  • 120 ml of all-purpose flour
  • 300 ml of sugar (granulated)
  • 50 ml of cocoa powder (unsweetened)
  • 1 ½ teaspoon of baking powder
  • 1 ½ teaspoon of baking soda
  • Some icing sugar (optional)

How to Make It

First line a 13 x 9 inch pan with parchment paper. Next take a large bowl and mix the milk, oil, lemon juice, eggs, vanilla and bananas in it. Once it is mixed properly, stir in the all-purpose flour, whole wheat, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda, sugar, cinnamon and salt. Now beat the mixture gently for 2 minutes with the help of an electric mixer. Then stir in the chocolate chips until it is combined. Once that is done, pour the batter into the prepared pan and bake it at 350 degrees until a toothpick or knife inserted into it comes out clean. When the cake is done, move it to the rack and let it cool. If you are using icing sugar, sprinkle the cake with it!

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