Name: Chocolate Banana Layer Cake
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Yield: 12
Ingredients: Unsifted all-purpose flour - 2 ¼ cups; Baking powder - 1 teaspoon; Salt - 1 teaspoon; Baking soda - ¾ teaspoon; Unsweetened cocoa powder - 6 tablespoons; Butter at room temperature - ¾ cup; White sugar - 1 ½ cups; Eggs at room temperature - 2; Vanilla extract - 1 teaspoon; Very ripe bananas, mashed (Optional) - 1 cup; Buttermilk, or as needed - ½ cup; Cream cheese, softened - 1 (3 ounce) package; Butter, softened - 3 tablespoons; Vanilla extract - 1 teaspoon; Confectioners' sugar - 2 cups; Unsweetened cocoa powder - ¼ cup; Milk, or as needed - 2 tablespoons; Ripe bananas, thinly sliced (Optional) - 2

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Ingredients for - Chocolate Banana Layer Cake

1. Unsifted all-purpose flour - 2 ¼ cups

2. Baking powder - 1 teaspoon

3. Salt - 1 teaspoon

4. Baking soda - ¾ teaspoon

5. Unsweetened cocoa powder - 6 tablespoons

6. Butter at room temperature - ¾ cup

7. White sugar - 1 ½ cups

8. Eggs at room temperature - 2

9. Vanilla extract - 1 teaspoon

10. Very ripe bananas, mashed (Optional) - 1 cup

11. Buttermilk, or as needed - ½ cup

12. Cream cheese, softened - 1 (3 ounce) package

13. Butter, softened - 3 tablespoons

14. Vanilla extract - 1 teaspoon

15. Confectioners' sugar - 2 cups

16. Unsweetened cocoa powder - ¼ cup

17. Milk, or as needed - 2 tablespoons

18. Ripe bananas, thinly sliced (Optional) - 2

How to cook deliciously - Chocolate Banana Layer Cake

1. Stage

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease 2 9-inch layer cake pans, and line with parchment paper. Whisk together flour, baking powder, salt, baking soda, and 6 tablespoons of cocoa powder in a bowl until thoroughly combined.

2. Stage

In a large mixing bowl, mash the butter with the white sugar until blended, then mix in the eggs, one at a time, mixing the egg in before adding the next one. Stir in 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract, then mix in mashed bananas and buttermilk, alternating with the flour mixture in three additions. Add in just enough buttermilk to make a workable batter (bananas may vary in moisture content). Pour the batter into the prepared cake pans.

3. Stage

Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean, 25 to 30 minutes. Cool in the pans for about 10 minutes before turning out onto racks to finish cooling.

4. Stage

In a bowl, mash the cream cheese and 3 tablespoons of butter until thoroughly combined; mix in 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract. Gradually beat in confectioners' sugar and 1/4 cup cocoa powder, and beat in milk, a little at a time, until the frosting is smooth and spreadable.

5. Stage

Place a cake layer onto a cake plate, and frost the layer with about 1/3 of the frosting; top the layer with a layer of sliced bananas. Place the second layer onto the cake, and frost top and sides with remaining 2/3 of the frosting. Top cake with decorative slices of banana, if desired.