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Banana Cake
We all know and love banana bread, but this light and fluffy Banana Cake is next level.
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
Ingredients
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
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.
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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
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
% 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% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.