Chocolate Banana Cake
Ingredients:
Cake
2 C. All purpose flour
2 tsp. Baking powder
1/2 tsp. Baking soda
1 C. Quick oats
3 small bananas, mashed and pureed
1 C. Milk chocolate, chopped into small chunks
1/2 C. Light cream
1 C. Granulated sugar
3 Eggs, beaten
Icing
1/2 C. Milk chocolate
2 C. Icing sugar
3 Tbsp. Chocolate milk
1/2 C. Butter
Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit
2. Grease and flour a 13" by 9" by 2" baking pan. Set aside
3. Blend flour, b. powder and b. soda together in a small bowl. Set aside
4. Slice bananas into a bowl and then mash them with a spoon to a fine puree
5. In a small saucepan melt chocolate with milk over low heat. Stir until chocolate is completely melted. Allow to cool.
6. Mix cooled chocolate with banana puree. Beat eggs until light and frothy. Add them to banana/chocolate mixture and beat with an electric mixer until banana is blended well with chocolate and eggs
7. Mix in oats and dry ingredients beating with mixer on medium speed until mixture is smooth and glossy
8. Pour batter into greased and floured pan smoothing out to the edges.
9. Bake in preheated oven for 35 to 40 minutes or until cake tests done with a toothpick inserted in the middle of cake.
10. To prepare icing melt chocolate in a small saucepan over low heat. Allow to cool
11. While waiting for chocolate to cool mix icing sugar and butter together. Mix together to form a smooth paste making butter smooth and spreadable
12. Add chocolate milk to butter/sugar mixture and whip till no specks of butter remain in icing. Add melted chocolate to mixture and mix well. Spread mixture on cooled cake
