1 cake:
1/2 cup unsalted butter
3/4 cup granulated sugar
2 eggs
1 tsp pure vanilla extract
3 ripe bananas, mashed
2 cup all-purpose flour
1 tsp baking soda
1/4 cup sour cream
1 chocolate fudge icing:
4 oz bittersweet or semisweet chocolate
2 tbsp cocoa
1/3 cup milk
1/4 cup unsalted butter
1 1/2 cup icing sugar, sifted (more if needed, )
1 tsp pure vanilla extract
Directions
Preheat the oven to 350øF. Butter a 9 inch springform pan (or
heart-shaped pan.)
Cream 1/2 cup butter until light. Gradually beat in the granulated
sugar.
Add the eggs one at a time and beat after each addition. Beat in 1
tsp. vanilla and the mashed bananas.
Sift or mix together the dry ingredients and add to the batter
alternately with the sour cream. Spoon the batter into the prepared
pan evenly and bake for 30 to 40 minutes, or until the cake springs
back when gently pressed in the centre. Cool for 10 minutes and
invert. Cool on a wire rack.
For the icing, melt the chocolate, cocoa, milk and 1/4 cup butter in
the top of a double boiler. Cook until smooth and cool slightly.
Beat in the icing sugar and 1 tsp. vanilla. Place the bowl over a
larger bowl of ice and water and stir until the icing is spreadable.
Ice the cake and decorate as you wish. Yield: One 9 inch Cake. Typed
in MMFormat by cjhartlin@msn.com Source: Cooking with Bonnie Stern.
Servings: 1 9" cake
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