Venango County Recipe of the Day: Chocolate Banana Cream Cake

| May 25, 2015

Try this delicious combination of chocolate and bananas: Chocolate Banana Cream Cake!

Chocolate Banana Cream Cake

Ingredients

1/2 cup butter, softened
1-1/4 cups sugar
2 eggs, separated
1-1/2 cups mashed ripe bananas (about 3 medium)
1/4 cup sour cream
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt

Filling/Frosting:
1-1/2 cups cold whole milk
1 regular size package instant banana cream pudding mix
1 – 16 oz. can chocolate frosting
2 medium firm bananas, sliced
3 tablespoons lemon juice

Directions

~Preheat oven at 350°.

~In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add egg yolks; mix well. Beat in the bananas, sour cream and vanilla.

~Combine the flour, baking soda and salt; add to the creamed mixture and beat well.

~In a small bowl, beat egg whites until stiff peaks form. Fold into batter. Transfer to two greased and floured 9-in. round baking pans. Bake for 20-25 minutes. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks to cool completely.

~For filling, in a small bowl, whisk milk and pudding mix for 2 minutes. Let stand for 2 minutes or until soft-set. Cover and refrigerate until chilled.

~In a small bowl, beat frosting until light and fluffy.

~Place bananas in a small bowl; toss with lemon juice.

~Place one cake layer on a serving plate; spread with 3 tablespoons frosting. Stir pudding; spread half over the frosting. Top with half of the bananas and the remaining cake layer. Repeat frosting, filling and banana layers.

~Frost sides and decorate top edge of cake with remaining frosting. Store in the refrigerator.


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