Ingredients: 170 grams Butter (unsalted) – at room temperature,170 grams Caster Sugar,135 grams Dark chocolate,280 grams Vivatta Maida,3 1/2 teaspoons Baking powder,1 Pinch Salt,1/2 teaspoon Baking soda,2 Ripe Bananas – (small variety over ripe),2 tablespoons Chocolate chips,3 tablespoons Flax seed powder (flax meal),9 tablespoons Chilled water,9 tablespoons Chilled water
Time in minutes: 65 Servings: 4 Course: Dessert Diet: Vegetarian
Instructions: To begin making the Chocolate Banana Cake Recipe first set your oven to preheat at 180 C. Prepare a Loaf Tin by buttering and flouring it and set it aside for later use.To make the Flaxseed egg replacer If your recipe asks for 3 eggs, measure 3 tablespoons of flax meal along with 9 tablespoons of water. Stir well and let the mixture rest for about 15 minutes. This process of resting helps the flax meal mixture develop a gelatinous consistency similar to eggs.To make the batter.Place the butter in a saucepan and place it over a low heat until it has melted.Add the sugar to the butter giving it a stir and and letting it dissolve completely. At this stage, turn off the heat, add the chocolate to the butter and sugar and give it a good stir until it has melted too.Mash the bananas with a fork. In a separate bowl, add the mashed bananas and flax seed egg replacer and mix well. In a large mixing bowl, sieve the the flour, salt and bicarbonate of soda to avoid lumps. Add the egg and banana mixture to it, pour in the chocolate mixture and fold it together with a spatula until no streaks of flour remain.Add the choco chips and mix gently. Pour this chocolate banana cake batter into the greased loaf tin.Sprinkle some more choco chips on top and put the Chocolate Banana Cake into the oven to bake it for 45 minutes or until a skewer inserted in the centre comes out clean.Serve the Chocolate Banana Cake as a Tea Time cake for tea parties or even as a snack for kids.