Chocolate & banana cake

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• neil mcvarnock

  02 August 2011

  neil mcvarnock commented on this recipe

  i was fed up throwing over ripe bananas out so looked for something to use them up. This is a great recipe. My son is dairy allergic so i did not top it but still a big hit.My ten year old daughter who does not like bananas wants this for her birthday cake. A new family fav

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• profilea2

  03 August 2011

  profilea2 commented on this recipe

  For the topping I used half sour cream and half 0% fat greek yogurt for a lower fat version. For those that complained abut the topping being too runny I added the cream mixture to the melted chocolate rather than melting both as it says in the recipe. Then I put it in the fridge for an hour to cool. It was lovely and thick and spread easily. The cake rose well and was reasonably moist. I don't know how well it keeps because it stick around long. Family comments were a nice chocolate cake without being over banana-y even though I used abut 200g of bananas.

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• coconut

  09 August 2011

  coconut rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Excellent cake! Made this on Saturday and it was gorgeous. Didn't have soured cream in my local Aldi so used reduced fat creme fraiche instead and it worked just fine so will do the same next time I make the cake.

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• Anneli

  14 August 2011

  Anneli rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Great cake! I have frozen it in slices (without the topping) so hope they work out ok defrosted!

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• Mo Pen

  17 September 2011

  Mo Pen commented on this recipe

  This is absolutely delicious and loved by all the family. It is easy to make especially when you are assisted by a 3 year old grandchild!

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• schnarftastic

  01 October 2011

  schnarftastic rated and commented on this recipe

  

  OMG this was delicious and so easy to make....it stayed really moist for a couple of days - although it was hard making it last that long as I just wanted to eat slice after slice....will make again....and again!

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• Erin

  03 October 2011

  Erin rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Really rich and chocolately, but I could still taste the banana. I like the idea that vegetable fat is used rather than animal fat, although calories are calories I suppose! The oil and banana keeps the cake lovely and moist too. I used good quality dark choc for the topping, which ended up quite bitter with the sour cream. Although tasty, I think a slightly sweeter chocolate would be better.

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• bakedragon

  13 October 2011

  bakedragon rated and commented on this recipe

  

  this was very easy, tasted lovely and the best thing is i can freeze some of it, so on my diet i dont feel the need to eat all of it.

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• HannahLewis

  16 October 2011

  HannahLewis rated and commented on this recipe

  

  I have made this receipe several times & it's great. I make it with vegetable oil and I don't bother with the icing as it is so sweet and moist as it is. It freezes really well.

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• Shen

  27 October 2011

  Shen rated and commented on this recipe

  

  I added extra banana due to the comments on here and it didn't hamper the recipe at all, I think it was 3 medium size ripe ones in the end. I also baked it in 2 x round cake tins and layered it with icing (of which I cheated and bought ready made) to make it as a birthday cake and this reduced the cooking time to just 40 min. It was a real hit with everyone, lots of compliments!

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• steveandbee

  03 November 2011

  steveandbee commented on this recipe

  This went down really well! Instead of the dried banana on the topping I cut the cake into three layers and had a layer of whipped cream and a layer of the (sour cream + choc). The whole cake went in under 6 hours :)

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• steveandbee

  03 November 2011

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• suzyness

  10 November 2011

  suzyness rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Yum! Easy cake to make and looked good without the topping but I piled that on as well - really nice and only need a little slice for a lovely treat. Going to try cupcakes as well!

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• Fi-Louise

  27 November 2011

  Fi-Louise rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Just made this & its a total disaster!!!! The middle has not rised & it's uncooked - any ideas what went wrong??

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• Dorothy

  13 December 2011

  Dorothy rated and commented on this recipe

  

  My 8 year old son loves to cook and bake so we decided to make this cake following the exact recipe. I was delicious and turned out perfect - very pleased with the results.

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• Rowena

  15 December 2011

  Rowena rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Ive made this about 4 times now and it always goes down well with everyone. I add more chocolate chunks than it says and I sometimes put fudge chunks in aswell just to make it taste a bit different

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• Anne Gillbard

  11 January 2012

  Anne Gillbard commented on this recipe

  This recipe makes a wonderful moist chocolate cake with or without the topping - I have made it a few times now and use Ground nut oil as I always have it in my cupboard , two Bananas and split the mixture between two fluted Victoria sandwich tins and Hey Presto a very impressive looking chocolate cake! Didn't like the sour cream topping , have tried low fat cream fraiche which is better and not too sweet and served it this way as a dinner party desert and also chocolate buttercream for childs Birthday cake -both were great successes.

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• Bex

  02 February 2012

  Bex rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Easy, tasty recipe. Used roughly 200g bananas andgot good flavours coming through with the choc. Thought about putting the icing on, but half the cake disappeared almost as soon as it came out of the oven, so maybe next time!

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• kimskitchen

  05 February 2012

  kimskitchen commented on this recipe

  Liked Purple Bottle's comment so much decided to make this cake. Made me laugh on a snowy Sunday morning. Will let you know how mine turns out. Might use a soft cheese topping.

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• Phatou

  12 February 2012

  Phatou commented on this recipe

  This was such a great recipe!! I used a different topping (icing sugar, butter and evaporated milk)

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Ingredients

• 100ml sunflower oil , plus extra to grease
• 175g caster sugar
• 175g self-raising flour
• half tsp bicarbonate of soda
• 4 tbsp cocoa powder
• 100g chocolate chips or chunks
• 175g very ripe bananas
• 3 medium eggs , 2 separated
• 50ml milk

FOR THE TOPPING

• 100g milk chocolate
• 100ml soured cream
• handful dried banana chips, roughly chopped

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MAKES 1 large loaf cake

Preparation and cooking times

Prep 20 mins

Cook 1 hr 15 mins

Freeze un-iced only

Ingredients

• 100ml sunflower oil , plus extra to grease
• 175g caster sugar
• 175g self-raising flour
• half tsp bicarbonate of soda
• 4 tbsp cocoa powder
• 100g chocolate chips or chunks
• 175g very ripe bananas
• 3 medium eggs , 2 separated
• 50ml milk

FOR THE TOPPING

• 100g milk chocolate
• 100ml soured cream
• handful dried banana chips, roughly chopped

PER SLICE

502 kcalories, protein 7g, carbohydrate 63g, fat 27 g, saturated fat 9g, fibre 2g, sugar 43g, salt 0.51 g

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