Banana Cake with Chocolate Glaze

Banana Cake with Chocolate Glaze is a classic cake with rich, moist banana cake layers, accented with cinnamon. The whole thing is covered in a thick chocolate glaze. Delicious!

$Banana Cake with Chocolate Glaze is a classic banana layer cake accented with cinnamon. The cake is covered in a thick chocolate glaze. \\ PassTheSushi.com$ Chow just posted an interesting article about male ‘foodies’ in the kitchen and how they aren’t really helping out at all when it comes down to dinner. It explains that men can sometimes get overly involved in their projects, spending more time analyzing the data then cooking a real meal. And how they can bring an ‘Iron Chef’ attitude to the kitchen, wanting to compete rather then feed the kids.

I have seen men take more time thinking than doing, but I am not affected by this male ‘foodie’ phenomenon. Actually, I have quite the opposite problem. The more I become interested in food, the fewer recipes Handsome seems to remember, or want to cook, stating that I would just make it better anyway. Could this be because he works more, harder, and goes to school most weeknights? Probably. But every once in a while, it is nice to come home to something someone else prepared for you.

Even if it is steak-ums and macaroni and cheese. I’m OK with that. 😉

Especially when there’s banana cake with chocolate glaze for dessert.

$Banana Cake with Chocolate Glaze is a classic banana layer cake accented with cinnamon. The cake is covered in a thick chocolate glaze. \\ PassTheSushi.com$

Banana Cake with Chocolate Glaze

from The Pastry Affair

$Banana Cake with Chocolate Glaze is a classic banana layer cake accented with cinnamon. The cake is covered in a thick chocolate glaze. \\ PassTheSushi.com$ Ingredients:

2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 tbs baking powder
1/2 teas cinnamon
1/2 teas salt
4 oz. unsalted butter, room temperature
1/2 cup white sugar
3/4 cup brown sugar
2 large eggs
3 overripe bananas, mashed
1 teas vanilla extract
3/4 cup buttermilk

Preparation:

Preheat oven to 325 degrees F. Grease 2 8-inch round cake baking pans.

In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, cinnamon, and salt and set aside.

In a large mixing bowl, cream the butter and sugars until light and fluffy. Add the eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition, scraping down the sides of the bowl with a spatula as needed. Mix in the bananas and vanilla extract.

Working in small batches, slowly add in the flour mixture and buttermilk in 5 additions, starting and ending with the flour. Pour batter evenly between prepared baking pans. Bake for 35-40 minutes, or until golden and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Let the cake cool for 10 minutes before removing from cake pans. Cool completely before frosting.

For the Chocolate Glaze

Ingredients:

12 ounces (2 cups) semi-sweet chocolate
8 tablespoons butter

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Preparation:

In a double boiler, melt together the chocolate and butter, stirring until smooth. Glaze will be thick. Remove from heat and frost cake before glaze hardens. Garnish with chopped walnuts if desired.

Let cake set, slice and serve.

$Banana Cake with Chocolate Glaze is a classic banana layer cake accented with cinnamon. The cake is covered in a thick chocolate glaze. \\ PassTheSushi.com$

So, would a man have been unable to make this simple banana cake without first trying to figure out how to inject pure whole bananas into a batter mixture using a hadron collider (imagine that mess) or is this man ‘foodie’ handicap all just an excuse for some men never being asked to help out in the kitchen?

Sammi @Sammi Sunshine

Friday 6th of June 2014

That's exactly what my husband does! When he wants a certain food, he always begs me to make it because he says I always make it better. But he is very talented himself. Haha, anyhow, I want this cake so so bad! Chocolate!

Elisa

Wednesday 4th of July 2012

Alright, thank you so much! :)

Hi! I am planning to make this for my friend's birthday. Is it ok if i make the batter the day before, cover and refrigerate? Will the cake still turn out the same? Thank you! :)

Kita

Hi Elisa, I wouldn't make the batter the night before.. The problem with refrigerating the batter and then baking the cake is that the butter and eggs won't be at room temperature, which effects how they bake. I would say you could make the cake the night before, cover/wrap in plastic wrap and leave on the counter. If I recall correctly, this cake comes together pretty quickly. Because its a glaze, it doesn't have to be perfect either. If you are rushed for time, don't try to cover the entire cake with the glaze (it's hard because it's not firm like an icing and you will get glaze everywhere) -instead pour some glaze on top using the back of a spoon spread it out to the edges leaving drops running down the side. That always looks cool. Hope this helps!

Christine

Wednesday 2nd of November 2011

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Monday 24th of October 2011

I have over-ripe bananas sitting on my table and have been looking for something other than the standard banana bread to make with them. Somehow I found this recipe and now I have what I need. I'll be making this beautiful cake today; though I'll probably put peanut butter frosting between the cake layers. Dudette and Hubby love bananas and peanut butter. :)