A really good banana cake

This banana cake recipe is the best!

Infused with banana flavor and dark chocolate. Every warm bite is bliss. Finished with cream cheese icing.......it is quite simply a very, very good cake.

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Course: Dessert

Cuisine: Australian

Prep Time: 15

Cook Time: 1

Servings: slices

Calories: 700kcal

Author: Nellie Kerrison | Relish Mama

Equipment

Electric beaters
Loaf tin
Oven

Ingredients

250 grams plain flour sifted
1 teaspoon of baking soda
1 teaspoon of ground cinnamon
½ teaspoon of salt
125 grams unsalted butter softened
100 grams caster sugar
150 grams of brown sugar
3 ripe bananas mashed
60 ml buttermilk
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
150 grams great quality dark chocolate cut into pieces

Cream cheese icing

115 g unsalted butter softened and cut into cubes
250 g 1 block full fat cream cheese, softened and cut into cubes
300 g icing mixture sifted
½ teaspoon of salt

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 180°C
Sift the flour, baking powder and baking soda, cinnamon and salt into a large bowl.
Mix the butter, sugars, mashed banana, buttermilk, eggs, vanilla extract in another bowl. Add these to the dry ingredients and stir to combine, being careful not to over mix. Fold through the chocolate.
Pour the batter into a non-stick, or lightly greased 19 x 11 cm loaf tin.
Bake for approximately 1 hour or until a skewer comes out clean.
Leave to cool in the tin for a little before turning out onto a wire rack to cool.
To make the cream cheese icing, beat the butter on high speed until creamed. Add the cream cheese and beat on high speed until combined and smooth. Add the icing mixture and salt. Beat on low speed for 30 seconds and then increase the speed a little and beat for a further 1-2 minutes.
Ice the cake and serve in thick slices.

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