Indulge in the delectable Chocolate Banana Cream Cake, a symphony of flavors that will tantalize your taste buds. This exquisite cake features layers of rich chocolate sponge cake, luscious banana filling, and velvety cream cheese frosting. Each bite is a harmonious blend of chocolatey decadence, sweet banana, and creamy perfection. Elevate your baking skills with our step-by-step guide, complete with detailed instructions and helpful tips. Whether you're a seasoned baker or just starting out, this recipe will guide you towards a breathtaking creation.
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CHOCOLATE BANANA CAKE WITH PEANUT BUTTER CREAM CHEESE FROSTING
Inspired by Elvis's famous peanut butter banana sandwich, I took this to the next level by incorporating the flavors into a moist and simple cake. But who can have a cake without frosting? Not me! A creamy peanut butter cream cheese frosting tops this off and makes it my one-of-a-kind cake filled with four favorite flavors. I think Elvis would be proud!
Provided by CaSaundraLeigh
Categories Desserts Fruit Dessert Recipes Banana Dessert Recipes
Time 1h30m
Yield 8
Number Of Ingredients 19
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease two 8-inch baking pans with cooking spray.
- Combine all-purpose flour, white sugar, whole wheat flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a large bowl.
- Stir mashed bananas, buttermilk, egg whites, applesauce, egg, and 1 teaspoon vanilla extract together in a separate bowl. Add gradually to the flour mixture, mixing until batter is just combined.
- Divide batter evenly between the prepared cake pans.
- Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 30 to 35 minutes. Cool in the pans for 30 minutes.
- Combine cream cheese, peanut butter, confectioners' sugar, and 1 teaspoon vanilla extract in a large bowl; beat with an electric mixer until frosting is creamy.
- Run a rubber spatula around the edges of the cooled cakes. Grease a baking sheet lightly with cooking spray. Invert cake pans onto the baking sheet; tap bottoms lightly to release cakes.
- Spread frosting onto the cake layers. Stack layers; frost top and sides. Cut into 8 slices. Garnish with banana slices.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 427 calories, Carbohydrate 63.8 g, Cholesterol 55 mg, Fat 15.6 g, Fiber 4.3 g, Protein 11.9 g, SaturatedFat 7.7 g, Sodium 526.1 mg, Sugar 31.9 g
BANANA CHOCOLATE CHIP SOUR CREAM LOAF CAKE
This is a wonderful, moist banana cake. This can also be made in mini loaf cake pans also, they freeze very well. This cake is even better the next day.
Provided by Kittencalrecipezazz
Categories Dessert
Time 1h40m
Yield 1 9x5 inch loaf cake
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Set oven to 350 degrees F.
- Grease a 9 x 5-inch loaf pan OR 3 mini loaf pans.
- In a bowl, cream together the butter or margarine and the sugar, until light and fluffy.
- Add in the eggs and the salt; beat until well mixed.
- In a small bowl, dissolve the baking powder and the baking soda in the sour cream, and add to the creamed mixture; mix well until blended.
- With a wooden spoon, stir in the banana pulp.
- Gradually, add in the flour mixture, vanilla; mix well with a wooden spoon, until well combined.
- Add in the chocolate chips, and the chopped nuts (if using).
- Transfer the batter into a prepared baking pan.
- Bake for 1-1/2 hours (for 9x5" baking pan), or until cake test done.
- For the mini loaf pans, bake for 45-50 minutes, or until they test done.
BANANA LAYER CAKE WITH WHITE CHOCOLATE-CREAM CHEESE FROSTING AND WALNUTS
Provided by Susan Murphy
Categories Cake Chocolate Fruit Nut Dessert Bake Cream Cheese Banana Walnut Fall Bon Appétit Kansas City Missouri
Yield Makes 12 servings
Number Of Ingredients 17
Steps:
- For cake:
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Butter and flour two 9-inch-diameter cake pans with 11/2-inch-high sides. Combine banana muffin mix, mashed ripe bananas, eggs, vegetable oil, and whole milk in large bowl. Using electric mixer, beat mixture at medium speed until well blended, about 2 minutes. Using clean dry beaters, beat egg whites in medium bowl until soft peaks form. Gradually add sugar, beating until mixture is stiff but not dry. Fold egg whites into batter in 2 additions. Divide cake batter between prepared pans. Bake cake batter until tester inserted into center comes out clean, about 30 minutes. Cool cakes in pans on racks 10 minutes. Turn out cakes onto racks and cool completely.
- For frosting:
- Stir chopped white chocolate in top of double boiler over barely simmering water until almost melted. Remove from over water; stir white chocolate until smooth. Cool to lukewarm, about 4 minutes. Beat cream cheese and unsalted butter in large bowl until fluffy. Gradually beat in lukewarm white chocolate, then powdered sugar, vanilla extract, and lemon juice.
- Place 1 cake layer on platter. Spread with 1 1/3 cups white chocolate-cream cheese frosting. Thinly slice 2 bananas. Arrange banana slices over frosting. Top with second cake layer. Spread remaining frosting over top and sides of cake. Press toasted chopped walnuts into frosting on sides of cake. Refrigerate cake until frosting is set, at least 2 hours and up to 1 day.
- Slice remaining banana; arrange slices atop cake and serve.
CHOCOLATE BANANA CREAM CAKE
Steps:
- HEAT oven to 350 degrees F. Spray bottom of a 9-inch round springform pan with no-stick cooking spray.
- BLEND cake mix, eggs, oil and 3/4 cup milk in a medium bowl until moistened. Beat with an electric mixer on medium speed for 2 minutes. Spread batter evenly into prepared pan. Bake 38 to 42 minutes. Cool completely.
- BLEND pudding mix with 1 cup cold milk. In another bowl, beat cream cheese until fluffy. Mix in pudding and banana extract. Blend in whipped topping. Remove 1 cup and reserve. Stir 2/3 cup fudge topping in small bowl until of spreading consistency. Slice bananas 1/4-inch thick. Dip 3 slices in lemon juice. Cover and reserve for garnish.
- PLACE 2 tablespoons fudge topping into the corner of a 1-quart resealable bag. Knead. Cut small corner off bag. Drizzle fudge topping over top of cake. Refrigerate at least 1 hour. Garnish with reserved banana slices just before serving.
- REMOVE cake from pan. Cut in half horizontally. Cover bottom layer with fudge topping. Top with sliced bananas and 3 cups pudding mixture. Cover with top cake layer. Spread 1 cup reserved pudding onto center of cake.
CHOCOLATE BANANA CREAM CAKE
My inspiration for this cake came from my desire to create a dessert combining my father's love for cake, my mother's love for chocolate and my love for bananas. It's divine! -Susie Pattison, Dublin, Ohio
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Desserts
Time 50m
Yield 12 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 15
Steps:
- In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in egg yolks. Beat in the bananas, sour cream and vanilla. Combine the flour, baking soda and salt; add to the creamed mixture and mix well., In a small bowl, beat egg whites until stiff peaks form. Fold into batter. Transfer to two greased and floured 9-in. round baking pans. Bake at 350° for 20-25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks to cool completely., For filling, in a small bowl, whisk milk and pudding mix for 2 minutes. Let stand for 2 minutes or until soft-set. Cover and refrigerate until chilled., In a small bowl, beat frosting until light and fluffy. Place bananas in a small bowl; toss with lemon juice., Place one cake layer on a serving plate; spread with 3 tablespoons frosting. Stir pudding; spread half over the frosting. Top with half of the bananas and the remaining cake layer. Repeat frosting, filling and banana layers. Frost sides and decorate top edge of cake with remaining frosting. Store in the refrigerator.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 490 calories, Fat 20g fat (10g saturated fat), Cholesterol 62mg cholesterol, Sodium 459mg sodium, Carbohydrate 74g carbohydrate (52g sugars, Fiber 2g fiber), Protein 4g protein.
SOUR CREAM CHOCOLATE BANANA CAKE
This is one of my mom's favorite recipes tweaked by me- her cake,"Banana Cream Cake" I have posted also.. my family likes this version also. The sour cream and cocoa give this just a little more umph!Try it see what you think.
Provided by Pat Duran
Categories Fruit Desserts
Time 45m
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- 1. Preheat oven to 350^. Spray a 9x13-inch baking pan, or 2 8-inch round baking pans. Set aside.
- 2. Cream shortening and sugars. Add unbeaten eggs one at a time. Add mashed bananas and sour cream. Beat well to combine. Add 1 cup of the flour, beat in.
- 3. Place the cocoa powder , soda,and baking powder in the remaining cup of flour and mix together to blend;then add to the batter. Stir in the nuts. Pour into the prepared baking pan. Bake for 30-35 minutes. Test with wooden toothpick for doneness. Frost if desired with chocolate frosting and nuts sprinkled on top. For the layer cake; mix up instant banana pudding for middle and top..frost sides,sprinkle nuts on top.
CHOCOLATE BANANA CREAM CAKE
C'mon! Bananas AND chocolate? Oh my goodness, this is so decadent I simply have to make it. It's GOTTA be good! Recipe: tasteofhome.com 09-06-14
Provided by Ellen Bales
Categories Other Desserts
Time 50m
Number Of Ingredients 15
Steps:
- 1. In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in egg yolks. Beat in the bananas, sour cream and vanilla. Combine the flour, baking soda and salt; add to the creamed mixture and mix well.
- 2. In a small bowl, beat egg whites until stiff peaks form. Fold into batter. Transfer into two greased and floured 9-in. round baking pans. Bake in a preheated 350º oven for 20-25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks to cool completely.
- 3. For filling, in a small bowl, whisk milk and pudding mix for 2 minutes. Let sand for 2 minutes or until soft-set. Cover and refrigerate until chilled.
- 4. In a small bowl, beat frosting until light and fluffy. Place bananas in a small bowl; toss with lemon juice.
- 5. Place one cake layer on a serving plate; spread with 3 Tbsp. frosting. Stir pudding; spread half over the frosting. Top with half of the bananas and the remaining cake layer. Repeat frosting, filling and banana layers. Frost sides and decorate top edge of cake with remaining frosting. Store in the refrigerator.
CHOCOLATE BANANA CREAM CAKE RECIPE - (4.4/5)
Provided by Nicole S
Number Of Ingredients 15
Steps:
- 1. In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in egg yolks. Beat in the bananas, sour cream and vanilla. Combine the flour, baking soda and salt; add to the creamed mixture and mix well. 2. In a small bowl, beat egg whites until stiff peaks form. Fold into batter. Transfer to two greased and floured 9-in. round baking pans. Bake at 350° for 20-25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks to cool completely. 3. For filling, in a small bowl, whisk milk and pudding mix for 2 minutes. Let stand for 2 minutes or until soft-set. Cover and refrigerate until chilled. 4. In a small bowl, beat frosting until light and fluffy. Place bananas in a small bowl; toss with lemon juice. 5. Place one cake layer on a serving plate; spread with 3 tablespoons frosting. Stir pudding; spread half over the frosting. Top with half of the bananas and the remaining cake layer. Repeat frosting, filling and banana layers. Frost sides and decorate top edge of cake with remaining frosting. Store in the refrigerator.
Tips:
- Mise en Place: Before you start baking, make sure you have all the ingredients and equipment you need. This will help you avoid scrambling around and potentially making mistakes.
- Use Ripe Bananas: The riper the bananas, the sweeter and more flavorful your cake will be. If you don't have ripe bananas, you can ripen them quickly by placing them in a paper bag with an apple for a few days.
- Cream the Butter and Sugar: This step is essential for creating a light and fluffy cake. Cream the butter and sugar together until they are light and fluffy, and the sugar has dissolved.
- Add Eggs One at a Time: When adding the eggs to the batter, add them one at a time, beating well after each addition. This will help prevent the batter from curdling.
- Do Not Overmix the Batter: Overmixing the batter can make the cake tough. Mix the batter just until the ingredients are combined.
- Bake the Cake at the Right Temperature: The cake should be baked at 350°F (175°C) for about 25-30 minutes. If you bake the cake at a higher temperature, it will brown too quickly and the inside will not have time to cook through.
- Let the Cake Cool Completely: Before you frost the cake, let it cool completely. This will help prevent the frosting from melting.
Conclusion:
This chocolate banana cream cake is a delicious and easy-to-make dessert that is perfect for any occasion. The cake is moist and fluffy, with a rich chocolate flavor. The banana cream filling is light and fluffy, with a hint of banana flavor. The chocolate ganache is the perfect finishing touch, adding a rich and decadent chocolate flavor. If you are looking for a delicious and impressive dessert, this chocolate banana cream cake is the perfect choice.
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