Chocolate Banana Cake Recipe

Name: Chocolate Banana Cake
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 55 min
Ingredients: 1/2 cup butter (or margarine, softened); 1 1/4 cups brown sugar (packed); 2 large eggs; 3 squares/3 ounces unsweetened chocolate (melted); 2 cups/9 ounces all-purpose flour; 1/2 teaspoon baking soda; 1/4 teaspoon salt; 1 teaspoon baking powder; 1 1/2 cups mashed bananas (ripe); 1/2 teaspoon vanilla

Prep: 15 mins

Cook: 40 mins

Total: 55 mins

Servings: 12 to 16 servings

Yield: 1 cake

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This chocolate banana cake is a layer cake made extra moist and flavorful with mashed ripe bananas in the batter.

Frost this delicious chocolate banana cake with chocolate frosting or a cream cheese frosting.

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1/2 cup (4 ounces) unsalted butter, or margarine, softened
1 1/4 cups packed brown sugar
2 large eggs
3 squares (3 ounces) unsweetened chocolate, melted
2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 1/2 cups mashed bananas, ripe
1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

Preheat the oven to 350 F.
Cream margarine and brown sugar until light and fluffy.
Add eggs one at a time. Beat thoroughly after each addition.
Stir in the cooled melted chocolate.
Sift dry ingredients together and add to the batter alternating with the mashed bananas; stir in vanilla.
Pour into 2 greased and floured 9-inch layer cake pans.
Bake in preheated oven for 35 to 40 minutes, or until cake tests done. A toothpick inserted into the center of the cake should come out clean.
Frost with a fluffy white frosting or chocolate sour cream frosting.

Nutrition Facts (per serving)
224	Calories
9g	Fat
32g	Carbs
3g	Protein

Nutrition Facts
Servings: 12 to 16
Amount per serving
Calories	224
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 9g	12%
Saturated Fat 6g	28%
Cholesterol 39mg	13%
Sodium 118mg	5%
Total Carbohydrate 32g	12%
Dietary Fiber 2g	7%
Total Sugars 17g
Protein 3g
Vitamin C 2mg	9%
Calcium 43mg	3%
Iron 2mg	11%
Potassium 166mg	4%
*The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.