Thursday, February 3, 2011

Chocolate Banana Cake


 Inspired by Valentine's Day, I added Dutch dark cocoa to myBanana CakewithChantillyFrosting,  recipe. Thinking it would be fun to see little bits of white poking out of the cake, I added some white Belgian chocolate pieces into the batter. For the topping melted white chocolate was used not only for the flavour, but to correct my initial "faux pas" with the red sprinkles. This was my futile attempt to add colour to the final presentation. What in heaven's name was I thinking?   Don't you agree that sometimes we should leave well enough alone?


after the makeover
 Ingredients:
1 1/4 cups all purpose flour
3/4 cup dark Dutch cocoa
1 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup sugar
1 cup mashed bananas
1/2 cup melted butter1/2 cup buttermilk 
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla
3/4 Belgian white chocolate cut into small pieces

In a large bowl combine the flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Add the bananas, sugar, butter and the buttermilk (adding about a teaspoon of white vinegar to milk is a good substitute). Beat the mixture on medium speed for 2 minutes. Add the eggs, vanilla and the remainder of the buttermilk and beat for 1 minute. Fold in the white chocolate pieces. Pour the batter into a greased 9 inch pan . Bake in a pre-heated 350º F oven for 30-40 minutes. The cake is done when a toothpick or knife is inserted in the center comes out clean.


It's always so nice to read your comments and connect with you. I would love to know your thoughts on the recipe.


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 For those interested  you're invited to view other delightful recipes, submitted by various bloggers for Valentine's  at http://priyasnowserving.blogspot.com/








26 comments:

  1. Anna, that looks ridiculously delicious!!! You know I hardly noticed the sprinkled, I just loved the wafers of white chocolate on top and that all so gooey sauce... yum!

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  2. Yes please!! I may have to indulge in this one!

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  3. This is the perfect Valentine's day dessert...YUM!

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  4. What's ridiculous about a gorgeous, tasty cake? I'd happily take it off your hands and give it the respect it deserves.

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  5. Anna, SO DELICIOUS!!!!you should totally link this to my event - please check event details here -http://priyasnowserving.blogspot.com/2011/01/guest-event-coming-to-now-serving.html

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  6. Chocolate and banana cake is one of the favorites in my family. I haven't made this cake in ages, thank you for reminding!

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  7. It looks really yummy.
    The red decoration was not so great, but you needed to try to know the result. That often happens that I add one thing to much to a dish, so now I take photos at each step.

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  8. the perfect cake for valentine's day !! sweet & yummy

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  9. This cake looks so moist and delicious! Even if you're using the white chocolate to cover up the red sprinkles (by the way, I don't think there's anything wrong with red sprinkles!) I think it's an awesome addition and I would welcome melted chocolate on any cake.

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  10. That looks so good. I love the combo of chocolate and banana.

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  11. Hi Anna! You really can't go wrong with chocolate and bananas. And I probably would have tried the sprinkles too :-) Thank you for sharing with me. I hope you have a great weekend. I'm ready for some warmth!

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  12. Hi there, saw your link at Priya's Now Serving. This Choc Banana Cake has pulled me over! Truly delicious ;)

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  13. Wow, you really know how to take a piece of cake and make it look super tempting. This sounds absolutely delicious. I hope you'll come by and link this up to Sweets for a Saturday #3.

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  14. Dear Anna:
    My mistake not having breakfast then only checking on new post. My tummy is tumbling by looking at your photo! :-)
    Great idea to serve during V day, the sweetness not only melt in the mouth but melt the person heart too!

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  15. What a beautiful cake! Love chocolate and bananas.
    mickey

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  16. Looks pretty fantastic to me...Wow, delectable Anna :) Hope your having a great weekend

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  17. That is one great looking cake. Really!!

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  18. Sounds so decadent with the dark Dutch cocoa, and I just love the melting white chocolate on top, excellent!

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  19. I am on my third piece. Thank you for inspiring us up here on the 8th floor. The veggie LOVED it. The coconut angle was pretty good.

    **8th Floor Anna fanatics**

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  20. This just rocked my world. Wow, this looks fabulous. Chocolate and bananas-delicious!

    Velva

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  22. try again - what I wanted to say is 'I wish that was my fork' in the picture! - hurray ,looks really yummy

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  23. nothing to beat the divine comb of choc, white choc and banana. thank you for sharing this lovely recipe and i'm flagging this.

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  24. My mouth has been salivating ever since I saw this decadence. I can imagine the chocolate and banana flavors together. So good. It's even better since it is dripping in sauce!

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  25. Thatz what I call a real treat for dessert lovers like me...:-)Truly deserve the best dessert award.
    Found ur blog thru Priyas space..You hav a great collection here.Happy to follow u to stay tuned to more n more yummylicious recipes

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  26. That looks sinfully delicious... Am drooling in front of my computer...

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