If you're looking to make a rich and delicious chocolate cake, give this recipe a try. It's a perfect way to use up the over ripened bananas you may have chilling in your cold, dark freezer.
Ingredients
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| Chocolate Banana Cake |
Cake
2 cups white sugar
1 3/4 cup all purpose flour
2 large soft bananas, mashed
3/4 cup cacao powder
2 eggs
1 cup warm water
1/2 cup vegetable oil
1/2 cup milk
1 1/2 tsp baking soda
1 1/2 tsp baking powder
2 tsp vanilla extract
Ganache
1/2 cup 35% heavy cream
2 cups semi sweet chocolate chips
1/2 tsp salt
1 tbsp rum (optional)
Method
Heat oven to 350F, then line a 12 x 12 cake pan with parchment paper or cooking spray to grease a Bundt pan if using. Mix all dry ingredients for cake in large mixing bowl. In separate bowl, add mashed bananas, eggs, milk, water, oil and vanilla and whisk for 1 minute. Add wet ingredients to dry ingredients and mix for 2-3 minutes. Pour batter in cake pan and bake for 45 minutes.
To make ganache, heat cream until it begins to simmer and pour over top chocolate chips and salt in a mixing bowl. Use a spatula to fold for a couple of minutes until the cream melts the chips and it becomes very smooth.
When the cake has baked and cooled, spread the chocolate ganache over top and let sit for an hour if you'd like the chocolate ganache to set for an easy, messy free slicing. Keep refrigerated for up to a week. Garnish with crushed banana chips if you desire.
Enjoy!
