Chocolate Banana Cake by Chin Pei Ng

Ingredients:

Ripe bananas (mashed) - 2

Warm water - 110g

Plain flour - 120g

Sugar - 90g (original recipe was 190g!!)

Cocoa powder - 35g

Milk - 55g

Baking powder - 3/4 tsp

Baking soda - 3/4 tsp

Salt - 1/4 tsp

Egg - 1 

Corn oil - 55g

Method:

1. In a large bowl whisk together the sugar, flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Set aside.

2. In another large bowl, whisk together the eggs, mashed bananas, water, milk and oil. Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients and stir until combined.

3. Pour the batter into baking pan and bake in a pre-heat oven of 170°C for about 25-30 mins or until a toothpick inserted in the center of the cake comes out clean (avoid over-baked, cake will turn hard if is over baked)

4. Remove from oven and let cool on a wire rack.

Chocolate Ganache :

Ingredients:

Semisweet or bittersweet chocolate - 110g

Double cream - 85g

Unsalted butter - 8g

Method:

1. Double boil double cream until hot, remove from heat.

2. Pour in chocolate and butter, allow to stand for 5 mins. Stir until smooth. Set aside.

To Assemble

1. Cut the cake in the middle, spread a layer of chocolate ganache.

2. Top with banana slices.

3. Top with another layer of cake and spread the chocolate ganache frosting on top of the cake.

4. Chill in fridge to let the frosting set.