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Banana Cake with Chocolate Icing
Banana Cake with Chocolate Icing
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Banana Cake with Chocolate Icing

4.6
15 mins
40 mins
Easy
12

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

Chelsea Products in Recipe

Caster Sugar

Caster Sugar

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Organic Raw Sugar

Organic Raw Sugar

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I'm about to make this and see in the reviews the Chelsea chocolate icing is no longer available- what do you use instead please and how much?

CHELSEA SUGAR: Hi there, we have updated the recipe now! Enjoy! :)

, approved=true, user_name=Becks, hs_createdate=1702249871602, rating_new__1_5_=4, id=11175484509}, {comment_text=Delicious this is my go to recipe for banana cake and always will be the whole family finishes it less than a couple hours!!, approved=true, user_name=Anonymous, hs_createdate=1702249871578, rating_new__1_5_=5, id=11175653726}, {comment_text=i think i'm doing something wrong it never comes out that good always very pale please add tips if i can improve, approved=true, user_name=..., hs_createdate=1702249871505, rating_new__1_5_=3, id=11175479636}, {comment_text=I had two ripe bananas and didn't want to throw them out. I decided to bake a cake and take it to my brother's for supper. However, they had visitors, so I decided to slice into the cake for the taste test! You don't want to give away anything substandard do you? I think that as I am not a cake baker (being a family of one human and two pets) that having a sample was a good thing. The cake was very moist and it baked evenly, (even on the second day it was as good as the first). My only comment is that the picture appeared to be a larger looking slice, than what I served up. However, with that said, the cake was delicious and if I ever have two ripe bananas again, I will certainly make it again! The balance of the cake was delivered and was enjoyed the following day for morning tea. I note that I did not use the chocolate icing recipe as detailed with this recipe however, I did use the recipe using plain icing sugar, butter and cocoa powder and although it says that it has not been tested by the Chelsea Kitchen, it worked a real treat. So thank you for having a banana cake recipe for only two bananas with a separate chocolate icing recipe so that I didn't have to go and buy a separate bag of icing sugar. Put the two together and indeed it was a very tasty morsel. Although I was a wee bit embarrased to deliver a cake with a slice removed - that in itself brought about much laughter when I explained that I had a piece to test the cake and then another small piece was eaten for our brother who lives in England. I rate this recipe four stars and I certainly would make it again without any hesitation., approved=true, user_name=Unknown, hs_createdate=1702249871424, rating_new__1_5_=5, id=11175470002}, {comment_text=loved it, amazing with 1 cup of chocolate chips in it, approved=true, user_name=TheUltima369, hs_createdate=1702249871392, rating_new__1_5_=5, id=11175465830}, {comment_text=I make this all the time, everyone loves it!! Whoever doesn't like it obviously isn't doing it right., approved=true, user_name=Serenity, hs_createdate=1702249871347, rating_new__1_5_=5, id=11175442697}, {comment_text=Taste more like waffles, approved=true, user_name=John, hs_createdate=1702249871311, rating_new__1_5_=2, id=11175545883}, {comment_text=I made a 4 layered cake for my mum and sisters birthday cake and every single time it turned out the same moist and extremely delicious., approved=true, user_name=Ilah, hs_createdate=1702249871218, rating_new__1_5_=5, id=11175566206}]}
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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.

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