Banana Cake

Name: Banana Cake
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 50 min
Total time: 2 h 10 min
Yield: 12 servings
Ingredients: 3 bananas; 170 g butter; 170 g caster sugar; 80 g light brown sugar; 3 eggs; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 370 g plain flour; 1 teaspoon baking powder; 1 teaspoon baking soda; 0.5 tablespoon ground cinnamon; 75 g dark chocolate chips; 300 ml buttermilk; 300 g cream cheese; 200 g mascarpone; 250 g icing sugar; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

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Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
20 mins
Cooling time
1 hr
Total Time
2 hrs 10 mins
Servings
12 servings
Calories
566 kcal
Course
Dessert
Cuisine
British

Banana Cake

Leo Hart

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We all know and love banana bread, but this light and fluffy Banana Cake is next level.

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Ingredients

Servings

Cake:

3 bananas
170 g butter
170 g caster sugar
80 g light brown sugar
3 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
370 g plain flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
0.5 tablespoon ground cinnamon
75 g dark chocolate chips
300 ml buttermilk

Frosting:

300 g cream cheese
200 g mascarpone
250 g icing sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

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Instructions

Preheat your oven to 190°C/170°C(fan)/375°F/Gas 5.
In a small bowl, mash 3 Bananas.
In a large bowl, cream 170 g Butter, 170 g Caster sugar and 80 g Light brown sugar together until light and fluffy.
Add 3 Eggs and 1 teaspoon Vanilla extract and mix well.
Add the mashed banana and mix well.
In a separate bowl, mix together 370 g Plain flour, 0.5 tablespoon Ground cinnamon, 1 teaspoon Baking powder and 1 teaspoon Baking soda.
Add the flour mixture gradually to the large bowl, stirring well.
Gently stir in 75 g Dark chocolate chips and 300 ml Buttermilk.
Pour the mixture into a greased and lined 10x12 inch baking tray. Put into the oven for 50 minutes, until a knife or skewer comes out clear.
To make the frosting, mix together 300 g Cream cheese and 200 g Mascarpone. Then gradually add 250 g Icing sugar and 1 teaspoon Vanilla extract and mix well.
Once the cake it cooked, remove it from the oven and pan and put on a cooling rack and cool for at least an hour. Spread with the frosting and put in the fridge for a couple of hours for the frosting to set.

Notes

You could swap the dark chocolate chips for white chocolate chips.
Not a fan of cinnamon? Use ginger or nutmeg, or a mixture of the three.
You could make a chocolate cream frosting by swapping a little of the icing sugar for cocoa powder.
You can make these in to cupcakes by dividing the batter in to cupcake cases until half full and then baking for 22 minutes.
Feel free to get creative with extras like raisins, white chocolate chips or chopped pecans or walnuts.

Nutrition Information

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Serving 1piece Calories 566kcal (28%) Carbohydrates 70g (23%) Protein 9g (18%) Fat 32g (49%) Saturated Fat 19g (95%) Cholesterol 118mg (39%) Sodium 334mg (14%) Potassium 316mg (9%) Fiber 2g (8%) Sugar 49g (98%) Vitamin A 1043IU (21%) Vitamin C 3mg (3%) Calcium 135mg (14%) Iron 2mg (11%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 12servings

Amount Per Serving

Calories 566 kcal

% Daily Value*

Serving	1piece
Calories	566kcal	28%
Carbohydrates	70g	23%
Protein	9g	18%
Fat	32g	49%
Saturated Fat	19g	95%
Cholesterol	118mg	39%
Sodium	334mg	14%
Potassium	316mg	7%
Fiber	2g	8%
Sugar	49g	98%
Vitamin A	1043IU	21%
Vitamin C	3mg	3%
Calcium	135mg	14%
Iron	2mg	11%