Today we are making a delicious cake with two different chocolates and a dough that is based on bananas!
It’s a juicy cake that perfectly suits the Christmas holidays! You will be looking forward to wake up every morning to enjoy it alongside with your coffee!
Ingredients
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- 5 bananas, very ripe ,
- 220 g self-rising flour (plus more for the pan) ,
- 150 g milk chocolate couverture, coarsely chopped ,
- 150 gr white chocolate couverture, coarsely chopped ,
- ½ teaspoon salt ,
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract or 2 packets vanilla powder ,
- 100 g prunes, chopped ,
- 1 teaspoon baking soda ,
- 2 eggs ,
- 150 g brown sugar ,
- 125 g butter (plus more for the pan) ,
- 100 gr white chocolate couverture, for decoration ,
- 50 gr dark chocolate couverture for decoration
Instructions
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- Preheat oven to 180* C ,
- Add the banana pieces, butter and sugar to a pan. ,
- Sauté for 5-10 minutes so that most of the moisture evaporates. ,
- The mixture is ready when the bananas are soft, turned to puree. ,
- Remove from heat and transfer to a bowl. ,
- Refrigerate for 1-2 hours. ,
- When chilled, add the eggs, two kinds of chocolate and the vanilla extract and mix well to combine. The mixture has to be cool so that the chocolates won’t melt. ,
- Add all of the dry ingredients to another bowl. The flour, the baking soda and salt. ,
- Mix together. ,
- Add the banana mixture. ,
- Mix with a fork until it is well combined and comes together, but do not over mix. Add the prunes and mix with a spatula ,
- Pour the batter into a 10x30 cm cake pan that is greased with butter and dusted with flour. ,
- Bake for 45 minutes to 1 hour. Insert a knife to make sure it is done. If it comes out clean, it is. ,
- Remove from oven. ,
- Allow to cool on a wire rack and turn out after 15 minutes. ,
- Melt the white chocolate in double boiler and cover the cake ,
- When the white chocolate is firm and cold, melt the dark chocolate in double boiler and decorate the top of the cake.
