Total recipe yield: 8 servings
Vegan: No
LO Vegetarian: Yes
Contains Pork: No
Contains Alcohol: No
Ingredients
Cake:
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 stick unsalted butter
- 2 eggs
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 cup mashed very ripe banana
- 2 cups flour
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 3/4 cup buttermilk
Frosting:
- 1 box Baker's unsweetened chocolate
- 4 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 3 cups sifted powdered sugar
- 6 tablespoons milk
Directions
Cake:
- Mix butter, sugar, eggs and vanilla.
- Add all dry ingredients while alternating adding the buttermilk. Add the banana last.
- Pour mixture into a well buttered metal cake pan.
- Bake at 350 degrees for one hour. Cake is done when toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean.
- Slice cake in half when cool. Wrap both halves well and freeze both parts.
- When ready to serve make the frosting.
- Frost the frozen cake and then let it defrost on counter.
- Slice and serve.
Frosting:
- In a double boiler melt whole box of Baker's unsweetened chocolate and 4 tablespoons of unsalted butter.
- In a bowl mix 3 cups of sifted powdered sugar with 6 tablespoons of milk. Add melted chocolate and butter, mix well.
Why did you choose to submit this recipe?
"My mom, Daniel’s great grandmother, made this cake for every holiday and birthday celebration for my whole life. It was the only cake she made. When I started my family I did the same. Daniel has always enjoyed the cake." - Jean Singer
