DARK CHOCOLATE CAKE RECIPE - EASY CHOCOLATE BANANA CAKE

BANANA CHOCOLATE CAKE

Some cake recipes are simply mind-blowing even without frosting. It would be so moist and tasty to savor along with evening tea. This chocolate cake recipe is the one that I love to bake all the time. An easy to make chocolate cake. I love eggless banana cakes or a banana loaf /bread. Chocolate and banana combo is a lovely treat or combo that kids love the most. Chocolate cake is the easiest and yummiest cake to make for a party or any special occasions. So how about a banana chocolate cake? Sounds inviting right? Adding banana to chocolate cake recipes helps to keep the cake moist and delish, no doubt. Here i used dark chocolate for making this moist chocolate cake. As we all know chocolates are the universal sweet of joy. Chocolates play a vital role in every special happy occasion like wedding, childbirth, anniversary, and festivals like Christmas, eid, Diwali etc. So let us learn how to bake a simple but yummy banana chocolate cake at home. Here is the recipe showing how to make easy chocolate cake recipe/banana cake recipe/ banana chocolate cake/banana cake/chocolate banana cake recipe/dark chocolate cake recipe/plain chocolate cake/chocolate almond cake/moist chocolate cake recipe/dark chocolate banana.

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INGREDIENTS

Unsalted butter  - 75 g

Dark chocolate  - 75 g (or can use dairy milk chocolate or any)

Powdered sugar - half a cup

Banana   - 1, big, mashed, overripe, Chiquita or robusta

Eggs       - 2 nos, at room temperature

All purpose flour/maida - 1 cup

Cocoa powder      - 1 tbsp

Baking powder     - 1 tsp

Baking soda         - half tsp

Salt                      - quarter tsp

Vanilla essence    - 1 tsp

Almond flakes      - to garnish

PREPARATION

• Preheat oven to 180 degree C.
• Grease the baking pan and line it with butter paper. Set aside.
• Sift together All purpose flour (maida), cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Set aside in a bowl.
• Heat a nonstick pan over a low flame. Slide unsalted butter. Once melted, add the powdered sugar. Mix well to combine. Once the butter and sugar are well combined  (will take 5 to 8 minutes over a low flame).  Then remove from the flame. Now add the cooking chocolate and combine well until the chocolate completely melts.
• In another bowl add mashed banana, egg and vanilla essence. Whisk well with a hand whisker (or can use wire whisker). To this, add the chocolate mixture. Again whisk well to combine. 
• Now add the flour mixture little by little and fold it gently (do not add the flour mixture at a time, for best result fold it in three batches.)
• Pour this batter into the prepared pan.
• Sprinkle almond flakes on the top.
• Bake in the preheated oven for about 40 minutes or until the cake is done. (insert a toothpick and if it comes out clean, then the cake is done.)
• Once done, remove from oven and let it cool completely at room temperature. 
• Then slice and serve.