Chocolate-Banana Cake

Name: Chocolate-Banana Cake
Ingredients: 2 (1 oz.) sq. unsweetened chocolate; 1 c. butter or margarine, softened; 2 3/4 c. sugar; 3 eggs; 3 c. all-purpose flour; 2 tsp. baking powder; 1/4 tsp. baking soda; 1/4 tsp. salt; 1 c. mashed banana; 2/3 c. buttermilk; 1 Tbsp. vanilla extract; 1 c. chopped pecans; Chocolate Frosting (recipe follows)

13 ingredients

9 steps

Ingredients

2 (1 oz.) sq. unsweetened chocolate
1 c. butter or margarine, softened
2 3/4 c. sugar
3 eggs
3 c. all-purpose flour
2 tsp. baking powder
1/4 tsp. baking soda
1/4 tsp. salt
1 c. mashed banana
2/3 c. buttermilk
1 Tbsp. vanilla extract
1 c. chopped pecans
Chocolate Frosting (recipe follows)

Directions

1

Place chocolate in top of a double boiler; bring water to a boil.
2

Reduce heat to low; cook until chocolate melts.
3

Set aside to cool.
4

Cream butter.
5

Gradually add sugar, beating well with an electric mixer.
6

Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
7

Combine flour, baking powder, soda and salt; add to creamed mixture alternately with banana, buttermilk and melted chocolate, beginning and ending with flour mixture.
8

Mix well after each addition.
9

Stir in vanilla and pecans.