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Banana Cake – an old favourite!

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This Banana Cake with a dark chocolate topping is utterly divine. A great way to use up over-ripe bananas.

Banana Cake, a fab recipe handed down from my mum! - Fab Food 4 All

NB: It was my birthday yesterday and rather than make a traditional birthday cake I decided to make my mum’s Banana Cake and thought I’d update the photographs on this post at the same time.

I barely had 10 minutes before I needed to take the cake over to my parents so it was a bit of a rushed affair. I also have a slight confession, I misread the recipe and ended up putting 200g of butter in the cake instead of 115g!

I did think it was a lot of butter when I was folding in the melted butter.

However, everyone still really enjoyed the it so I got away with it.

Hence, when you make this cake it will look lighter and airier! So back to the original post…..

Banana Cake, a fab recipe handed down from my mum! - Fab Food All #banana #cake

This is the best banana cake I’ve ever had and my mother has been baking it since I was a child. Scribbled on a slip of paper the original source is long forgotten. 

Many other banana cakes were tried over the years but none of them ever came close to this one.

Banana Cake, a fab recipe handed down from my mum! - Fab Food 4 All

For some reason (probably weight watching) I hadn’t baked this cake for many years and when my children saw it, with its glossy chocolate topping they had to have it before it had set. 

This made it even more delicious and I soon had them begging me for another slice!

Banana Cake, a fab recipe handed down from my mum! - Fab Food 4 All

If you can resist eating this Banana Cake before the chocolate sets then you’re a better person than me! Never happened here!

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I’m sure you’ll love this banana loaf cake so do leave a comment and rating below when you make it. You can also share a picture of your bake with me by tagging @FabFood4All on Instagram or any other social media!

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Banana Cake

The most delicious banana cake with a dark chocolate topping.
Course Snack, teatime
Cuisine British
Keyword banana, chocolate, cake
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 50 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 5 minutes
Servings 10
Author Camilla Hawkins

Ingredients

  • 3 Eggs large
  • 200 g / 7oz Golden castor sugar
  • 2 tsp Vanilla sugar
  • 140 g / 5oz Plain flour
  • 1 tsp Baking powder
  • 115 g / 4 oz Butter melted and cooled
  • 1 ripe Banana or 1.5 black bananas mashed

For Topping

  • 100 g / 3.5 oz Dark chocolate
  • Knob of butter

Instructions

  • Pre-heat the oven to 175ºC.
  • Grease and flour a loaf tin (dimensions 21.6 cm wide, 11.4 cm deep, 5.5 cm height).
  • Whisk eggs, sugar and vanilla sugar until pale and foamy.
  • Blend flour and baking powder together and fold into mixture alternately with melted butter.
  • Then fold in the mashed banana.
  • Put in a loaf tin and cook in the centre of the oven for about 50 minutes or until the cake springs back when prodded.
  • Leave to cool for a few minutes and then turn out onto a wire rack to fully cool.
  • Make the chocolate topping by melting the chocolate and butter in a small glass bowl over a pan of barely simmering water, stirring until melted.
  • Scrape the chocolate out of the bowl and onto the cake with a spatula.
  • Use a palette knife to spread the chocolate evenly over cake.
  • Allow to set (we have never managed to wait this long though)!

Notes

Melt the butter first in a microwave on a low heat for less than a minute. Cover your dish with a plate in case of splatters!

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  1. Maya Russell

    04/03/2018 at 10:52 am

    Banana cake is my favourite. I’ll always choose it. I have not had it with chocolate on top.

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  2. Maya Russell

    04/03/2018 at 10:21 am

    This recipe looks great. I suppose instead of vanilla sugar I can add sugar and vanilla essence. Banana cake is a favourite of mine.

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    • Camilla

      04/03/2018 at 9:06 pm

      Thanks Maya, yes improvise with the vanilla that you have:-)

      Reply
  3. April

    16/12/2017 at 1:11 pm

    Oh yummy! Banana cake is my favorite! I don’t think I’ve ever made it in a loaf pan before. I usually make a two layer cake or a sheet cake but I’m going to make one in a loaf pan next time. Less cake = less calories! Thanks for the idea!

    Reply
    • Camilla

      16/12/2017 at 3:48 pm

      Thanks April-)

      Reply
  4. Kate - gluten free alchemist

    11/12/2017 at 1:46 pm

    Every blog needs Banana Cake! Nothing beats it…….
    That sounds like a lot of extra butter…… Well done for getting away with it xx

    Reply
    • Camilla

      11/12/2017 at 5:04 pm

      I now Kate, I hadn’t made this cake in a while and when I saw how much butter there was I really should have thought to double check the recipe but put it down to forgetting how to make it doh! It did taste really go still, there were no complaints:-)

      Reply
  5. Kate | The Veg Space

    06/12/2017 at 10:06 pm

    What a lovely cake Camilla, I would never have thought of topping it with melted chocolate but that looks fabulous, I’m going to try it next time I make a banana cake!

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    • Camilla

      06/12/2017 at 10:39 pm

      Thanks Kate, I’m sure you’ll love it-)

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