Chocolate Banana Cake

Chocolate Banana Cake is a delightful treat that combines the rich flavour of chocolate with the sweet and creamy texture of banana.

Serve it at a dinner party or enjoy a slice with your morning coffee – it’s sure to hit the spot no matter the occasion.

What you’ll need

You’ll need a 20cm round cake tin along with these ingredients:

• butter
• caster sugar (superfine sugar)
• golden syrup (or substitute corn syrup or honey)
• eggs
• ripe bananas
• plain flour
• baking powder
• cocoa
• milk
• bicarb soda.

To make the (to-die-for) chocolate cream cheese frosting, you’ll also need:

• cream cheese
• butter
• icing sugar (confectioners’ sugar)
• vanilla extract
• cocoa
• milk.

To decorate just as I’ve done here, you’ll also need a handful of banana chips and a little grated chocolate.

Or come up with your own banana and chocolate ideas to decorate!

How to make Chocolate Banana Cake

Start by pre-heating your oven to moderate, then grease and line (with baking paper) your round cake tin.

Cream the butter and sugar until light and fluffy.

Add the golden syrup and beat again to combine.

Add eggs, one at a time, beating to combine.

Mash the ripe bananas with a fork and stir into mixture until evenly combined.

Sift together the flour, baking powder and cocoa powder and fold into the mixture.

Dissolve the bicarb soda in the milk and stir into the mixture until completely combined.

Pour the mixture into the cake tin and bake for approximately 50-60 minutes or until the cake springs back when gently touched.

Cool your cake for 10 minutes in the tin and then remove it to completely.

Icing and decorating

Now for the part that really makes this cake absolutely and utterly irresistible.

The frosting.

I’ll outline the basic method here, however you can check out my Chocolate Cream Cheese Frosting post for more tips.

Start by beating the cream cheese and butter together on high speed for 3 minutes.

Add the sifted icing sugar and cocoa gradually, mixing on low speed until combined.

Next, add vanilla and milk and then increase speed to high and continuing to beat for 3 minutes or until the mixture becomes light and fluffy.

Use a spatula to cover the cooled cake in frosting.

Place banana chips on top of cake and sprinkle cake with grated chocolate.

Done! Isn’t it beautiful?

Now time to discover how wonderful it tastes – cut a slice and be first to sink your teeth into the joy that is Chocolate Banana Cake!