Easy Chocolate Banana Cake

This chocolate banana cake combines two ingredients that work very well. The bananas mellows down the natural bitterness of the chocolate, while chocolate emphasizes the natural sweetness of the bananas. The cake is moist, rich and delicious. It is a cake that is popular for its simplicity and the balance of flavors.

Why you will love chocolate banana cake

• The combinations chocolate and banana creates a delicious flavor that is satisfying chocolate and fruit lovers a like.
• The moisture from the bananas and the richness of the chocolate make this cake surprisingly soft and tender, offering a melt-in-your-mouth experience.
• The cake requires simple and readily available ingredients
• Making this cake is easy and straightforward thus making it beginner-friendly.
• You can use overripe bananas to make the cake instead of throwing them away thus avoiding wastage.
• You may require little or no added sugar because the bananas are naturally sweet. This makes the cake slightly healthier compared to other desserts.
• This cake keeps well. You can make it ahead of time and enjoy it later thus a convenient option for busy days.

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• Easy eggless beetroot chocolate muffins
• Eggless red wine chocolate cake: a vegan delight
• Buckwheat banana chocolate chips muffins
• Easy banana chocolate chips bread
• Easy Marbled Mango Chocolate Cake
• Healthy Whole-wheat Banana Chocolate Bread

How to make chocolate banana cake

What you will need

1. Bananas – Ripe bananas provide natural sweetness and moisture to the cake.
2. Cocoa powder – Provides the chocolate flavor. Melted chocolate can also be used for a richer taste.
3. Whole wheat flour – This is used as the base for the cake. You can also use all-purpose flour instead of the wholewheat flour.
4. Sugar – to add sweetness to the cake, Use granulated sugar. You can also use brown sugar for extra moisture and a slight caramel flavor.
5. Baking powder-Baking powder is used as the rising agent for the cake.
6. Eggs – They add richness to the cake and help with binding of the ingredients.
7. Milk – adds moisture and flavor to the cake.
8. Plain yogurt – adds moisture and flavor.
9. Vegetable oil – adds moisture and fat. You can also use melted butter for a richer flavor.
10. Vanilla -Adds flavor to the cake.

Check out full recipe in the RECIPE CARD below

Instruction

1. Preheat oven to 350°F and grease 9-inch round cake pan.
2. In a large bowl, mix mashed bananas with eggs, oil, plain yogurt, vanilla and milk.
3. In a different bowl, combine flour, cocoa powder, sugar, baking powder and salt.
4. Mix the banana mixture with the flour mixture until just combined.
5. Pour batter into the greased cake pan.
6. Bake in the preheated oven for 40-50 minutes or until the toothpick test returns positive results.
7. Remove from the oven and let it cool in the cake pan for about 10 minutes then transfer to a wire rack to cool further before serving.

Variation

Chocolate banana cake can be enjoyed as is, frosted with your favorite frosting, or added nuts, dried fruits, or chocolate chips. Its flavor works well with various toppings and other additions.

Recipe Card

Easy Chocolate Banana Cake

This chocolate banana cake combines two ingredients that work very well. The bananas mellows down the natural bitterness of the chocolate, while chocolate emphasizes the natural sweetness of the bananas. The cake is moist, rich and delicious

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Course: Breakfast, Dessert, Snack

Cuisine: All

Prep Time: 20 minutes minutes

Cook Time: 40 minutes minutes

Resting time: 10 minutes minutes

Total Time: 1 hour hour 10 minutes minutes

Servings: 1 cake

Calories: 1952.84kcal

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Equipment

• Oven

Ingredients 

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• 2 bananas ripe
• 1½ cups wholewheat flour
• ⅓ cup cocoa powder
• ½ cup sugar
• 1½ tsp baking powder
• 1 egg
• ⅓ cup milk
• 4 tbsp plain yogurt
• ¼ cup vegetable oil
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• pinch of salt

Instructions

Step 1: preparations

• Preheat oven to 350°F and grease 9-inch round cake pan.
  

Step 2: mixing

• In a large bowl, mix mashed bananas with eggs, oil, plain yogurt, vanilla and milk.
  
• In a different bowl, combine flour, cocoa powder, sugar, baking powder and salt.
  
• Mix the banana mixture with the flour mixture until just combined.
  

Step 3: baking

• Pour batter into the greased cake pan.
  
• Bake in the preheated oven for 40-50 minutes or until the toothpick test returns positive results.

Step 4: cooling

• Remove from the oven and let it cool in the cake pan for about 10 minutes then transfer to a wire rack to cool further before serving.
  
• Serve for breakfast, as afternoon snack or dessert
  

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Nutrition

Calories: 1952.84kcal | Carbohydrates: 322.11g | Protein: 36.44g | Fat: 72.85g | Saturated Fat: 15.12g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 26.49g | Monounsaturated Fat: 27.97g | Trans Fat: 0.02g | Cholesterol: 181.43mg | Sodium: 1100.51mg | Potassium: 2604.7mg | Fiber: 39.7g | Sugar: 138.54g | Vitamin A: 166.02IU | Vitamin C: 20.84mg | Calcium: 712.75mg | Iron: 13.86mg

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