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Chocolate Banana Cake
The perfect combination of sweet bananas and lots of chocolate! This Chocolate Banana cake bakes up moist and tender and it's topped with a creamy chocolate frosting.
👥 12 Servings⏱️ Prep & Cook: 55 min⏳ Prep: 30 min🔥 Cook: 25 min👤 Allison Mattina📖 celebratingsweets
🥘 Ingredients
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🍳 Cookware
- oven
- bowl
- pan
📝 Preparation Steps
1
Cake:
2
Preheat oven to 350°F with a rack in the center of the oven,
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Combine flour, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Set aside.
4
Using a hand mixer or stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat butter, granulated sugar, and brown sugar until creamy and combined. Add mashed banana, eggs, and vanilla beating until well combined and scraping the sides and bottom of the bowl as necessary. Add half of the flour mixture, beating until combined, add milk then remaining flour beating well between each addition and scarping the sides and bottom of the bowl and beater.
large eggs (room temperature)2
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Transfer the batter into a greased 9x9 square baking pan and spread into an even layer. Bake for ⏱️ 23-27 minutes, until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Place the pan on a wire rack to cool completely.
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Frosting:
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Using a hand mixer or stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat butter until smooth. Add half the powdered sugar and all the cocoa powder. Beat in vanilla and half the milk followed by remaining powdered sugar. Add as much more milk as you need to get your desired consistency. Turn speed up to medium-high and beat for ⏱️ 30 seconds. Spread the frosting on top of the cooled cake.
Nutrition Facts
calories
495 kcal
fat Content
25 g
serving Size
1 serving
fiber Content
4 g
sugar Content
52 g
sodium Content
124 mg
protein Content
5 g
trans Fat Content
1 g
cholesterol Content
93 mg
carbohydrate Content
68 g
saturated Fat Content
16 g
unsaturated Fat Content
8 g
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