Chocolate Banana Cake

Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 3/4 cup butter, softened
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 3 eggs
• 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
• 1/2 cup sour cream
• 3 cups sifted cake-and-pastry flour
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
• 4 ounces semisweet chocolate, chopped
• 1 1/2 cups mashed bananas
• 3 cups whipping cream
• 10 ounces chocolate, chopped
• 1 teaspoon vanilla

Recipe

• 1 cake: in bowl, cream butter with sugar until fluffy. beat in eggs, one at.
• 2 a time, then vanilla. beat in sour cream. combine flour, baking soda, and.
• 3 chocolate; add in 3 additions to creamed mixture alternately with 2 additions of.
• 4 bananas, mixing just until flour is incorporated. spoon into 2 greased.
• 5 8-1/2-inch (2.25 l) springform pans, smoothing tops.
• 6 bake in 350f (180c) oven for 35 to 40 minutes or until top springs back.
• 7 when touched. let cool on rack for 20 minutes. remove sides of pans; let cool.
• 8 completely.
• 9 chocolate icing: in saucepan, bring half of the cream to boil; pour over.
• 10 chocolate in bowl, whisking until melted. add vanilla. refrigerate until.
• 11 chilled, 1 hour, whisking often.
• 12 on medium speed, beat chocolate mixture just until ridges hold shape. beat.
• 13 remaining cream just until soft peaks form; gently fold into cake mixture. with.
• 14 serrated knife, slice cakes in half horizontally. place a top layer, cut side.
• 15 up, on plate. spread top with 3/4 cup (175 ml) icing; cover with single layer of.
• 16 bananas, leaving 1/2-inch (1 cm) border. cover with 1 bottom cake layer, cut.
• 17 side down; repeat with icing and bananas.
• 18 repeat with remaining top layer, cut side up, and some of the icing and.
• 19 bananas. top with remaining cake layer, cut side down.
• 20 using palette knife, cover cake smoothly with remaining icing. refrigerate.
• 21 until firm, about 1-1/2 hours.
• 22 refrigerate until firm, about 40 minutes, or up to one day. to serve,.
• 23 drizzle melted chocolate with fork over remaining bananas; let set. arrange on.
• 24 cake. slice with serrated knife.