Choc-banana cake
Our chocolate banana cake is the perfect combination of a healthy chocolate cake and decadent banana cake.
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Servings: 12
Calories: 369kcal
Ingredients
- 1 cup plain chocolate I used dark chocolate
- 1 cup butter softened
- 1 cup caster superfine sugar
- 3 eggs beaten
- 1 cup plus 2 tablespoon plain AP flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 2 tablespoon cocoa
- 3 ripe bananas mashed
Instructions
- Pre-heat the oven to 160C (320F) fan-forced and grease and line a 20cm cake tin (round or square).
- Break the chocolate into a heat-proof bowl and about 10-15 seconds at a time, microwave it until is is melted.
- Use an electric mixer to beat together the butter and sugar until creamy. Continue to beat the mixture and slowly add the eggs.
- Remove the bowl from the mixer stand and sift in the dry ingredients and fold them through.
- Stir in the melted chocolate and mashed banana until the batter is even.
- Bake the cake for 45 minutes or until a cake-tester or skewer comes out clean when inserted in the middle of the cake.
- Let it rest in the tin for 5 minutes before turning it to a wire rack to cool slightly.
- Serve the cake warm dusted with icing sugar.
Nutrition
Calories: 369kcal | Carbohydrates: 39g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 23g | Saturated Fat: 14g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 6g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 82mg | Sodium: 176mg | Potassium: 254mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 24g | Vitamin A: 557IU | Vitamin C: 3mg | Calcium: 45mg | Iron: 3mg
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