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Banana Cake with Chocolate Icing
15 mins
40 mins
Easy
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Chocolate and banana, is there anything better? Take this classic moist banana cake recipe and top with chocolate icing to make it irresistible.
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- Ingredients
- Method
Ingredients
- 125g butter, softened
- ¾ cup Chelsea Caster Sugar or Chelsea Organic Raw Sugar (170g)
- 2 eggs
- 1 cup mashed banana (about 2 large bananas)
- 1 tsp vanilla essence
- 1 tsp Edmonds Baking Soda
- 2 Tbsp hot Meadow Fresh Milk
- 1 ¾ cups Edmonds Standard Grade Flour (263g)
- 1 tsp Edmonds Baking Powder
Icing
- 1 ½ cups Chelsea Icing Sugar (225g)
- 1 Tbsp butter, softened
- 1 Tbsp cocoa powder
- 2-3 Tbsp boiling water
Additional tips
- This banana cake is great with other icing flavours! Try one of these option
- Cream cheese icing
- Lemon icing
- Basic buttercream icing
- Chocolate buttercream icing - Want to freeze the iced cake? It is best to freeze the cake prior to icing. Wrap tightly in clingfilm and freeze for up to months. Iced cake will freeze ok too; however, the icing appearance and texture might not be quite as good after freezing.
Chelsea Products in Recipe
Organic Raw Sugar
Chelsea Organic Sugar is an...
Reviews
416
What did you think of this recipe?
…
5
M Donaldson
Sorry but i found this boring and dry.
1
Lena
Was a hit in our home 🤤
5
Emma McMillan
This recipe is the best, never have i used caster sugar to bake with
5
Hailey
Never made it before
1
Elizabeth
Supurb! My best recipe ever used. Easy and delicious. Made my taste buds tingle!
5
Honor
Excellent 👌 nice and easy 🙂 AAA+
5
Milo
Easy to make and lovely to eat. Make it all the time as it's a massive hit at our house.. It never fails.
5
Bob
5
Bob
5
Method
Preheat oven to 180°C conventional / 160° fan bake. Grease a deep 20cm round cake tin and line the base with baking paper.
Beat butter and Chelsea Caster Sugar or Chelsea Organic Raw Sugar until light and fluffy.
Beat in eggs one at a time. Stir in banana and vanilla essence until combined.
Mix baking soda and milk together before stirring into the banana mixture. Sift in flour and baking powder, then fold into the mixture until combined.
Spoon mixture into prepared tin and smooth the top. Bake for 40-50 minutes, until cooked (cake should spring back when lightly pressed on top, and a skewer inserted into the centre should come out clean).
Stand for 5-10 minutes before inverting onto a wire rack to cool. Ice with chocolate icing when cold.
Icing
Mix Chelsea Icing Sugar and cocoa powder together. Add butter, then stir in boiling water a little at a time, until icing is a spreadable consistency. Smooth over the top of the cake.
Additional tips
- This banana cake is great with other icing flavours! Try one of these option
- Cream cheese icing
- Lemon icing
- Basic buttercream icing
- Chocolate buttercream icing - Want to freeze the iced cake? It is best to freeze the cake prior to icing. Wrap tightly in clingfilm and freeze for up to months. Iced cake will freeze ok too; however, the icing appearance and texture might not be quite as good after freezing.
Frequently asked questions
How do I ensure my banana cake is moist?
- Make sure you use overripe bananas (these give a better flavour too - Avoid over-mixing the batter. - Monitor the cake carefully towards the end of the cooking time (when cooked, a skewer inserted into the centre should come out with just a few moist crumbs). - Transfer from the tin to a wire cooling rack 10-15 minutes after removing the cake from the oven.
Can I make this Banana Cake without eggs?
We recommend using our Egg and Dairy Free Banana Cake Recipe.
Can I use frozen bananas in Banana Cake?
Yes! Thaw, then drain off any excess liquid before mashing and adding to the batter.
Can I make this Banana Cake recipe into Cupcakes instead?
You can use this recipe to make 12 cupcakes. Fill the cupcake liners two thirds full and bake for approximately 20 minutes.
Chelsea Products in Recipe
Caster Sugar
The fine crystal of Chelsea...
Organic Raw Sugar
Chelsea Organic Sugar is an...
Reviews
416
What did you think of this recipe?
…
5
M Donaldson
Sorry but i found this boring and dry.
1
Lena
Was a hit in our home 🤤
5
Emma McMillan
This recipe is the best, never have i used caster sugar to bake with
5
Hailey
Never made it before
1
Elizabeth
Supurb! My best recipe ever used. Easy and delicious. Made my taste buds tingle!
5
Honor
Excellent 👌 nice and easy 🙂 AAA+
5
Milo
Easy to make and lovely to eat. Make it all the time as it's a massive hit at our house.. It never fails.
5
Bob
5
Bob
5
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ingredients
- 125g butter, softened
- ¾ cup Chelsea Caster Sugar or Chelsea Organic Raw Sugar (170g)
- 2 eggs
- 1 cup mashed banana (about 2 large bananas)
- 1 tsp vanilla essence
- 1 tsp Edmonds Baking Soda
- 2 Tbsp hot Meadow Fresh Milk
- 1 ¾ cups Edmonds Standard Grade Flour (263g)
- 1 tsp Edmonds Baking Powder
Icing
- 1 ½ cups Chelsea Icing Sugar (225g)
- 1 Tbsp butter, softened
- 1 Tbsp cocoa powder
- 2-3 Tbsp boiling water
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