Layered Banana Chocolate Cake Recipe (Two Flavoured Cake)
This layered banana chocolate cake is one of those simple cakes that looks really special when sliced. It is a two flavour cake made with ripe bananas, cocoa powder, butter and chocolate. A chocolate layer and banana layer gives you a soft, moist cake with a delicious combination of banana and chocolate in every bite.
Equipment
Standard 9x5 loaf pan
Parchment Paper
Oven or OTG
Ingredients
Dry Ingredients
- 1¾ cup All Purpose Flour (Plain Flour | Maida) 210 grams
- ¾ teaspoon Baking Soda
- ¾ teaspoon Salt
To Cream Together
- ½ cup Unsalted Butter 100 grams
- 1 cup Granulated Sugar 200 grams
- 1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
For Banana Cake Flavour
- 1 cup Ripe Bananas mashed
- 2 large Eggs
- ½ cup Plain Unsweetened Yogurt (Curd) 120 ml
For Chocolate Flavour
- ½ cup Dark Chocolate
- 2 tablespoon Unsweetened Cocoa
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 170 degree C (350 degree F). Line a standard 9x5 loaf pan with parchment paper, grease with oil and set aside.
- Now lets melt the chocolate for the chocolate flavour cake. Take chocolate in a bowl and melt it gently either in microwave for 10 to 20 seconds or in a double boiler. Make sure the chocolate is completely melted. Once it is smooth, add cocoa powder and mix well. Set this aside.
- Mix Dry Ingredients. Take flour, baking soda and salt in a bowl and mix well using a whisk. You can sieve this mixture too.
- Take butter, sugar and vanilla in a bowl and use an electric beater or a spatula to and cream this together until light and fluffy.
- Add in eggs and cream again until combined. Don't over mix the batter. Now Add banana puree, yogurt and mix well.
- Now add in the dry ingredients and fold gently. Use a spatula to combine the batter well. Once it is combined, divide it into two bowl.
- To one bowl, add in melted and cooled cocoa chocolate mixture and fold gently. This is your chocolate flavoured batter.
- Now take the loaf pan, spoon banana batter and then chocolate batter. Spread evenly, You can use a knife to swirl the cake lightly. Now place this into the preheated oven and bake for 1 hour and 15 mins.
- Insert a toothpick to check whether the cake is done, if it comes out clean then it is done.
- Remove it from oven, cool it down for 15 mins in the cake pan. Now gently remove the cake from the pan. Place on a cooling rack and let it cool completely.
- Once cooled, Slice and serve.
Nutrition
Nutrition Facts
Layered Banana Chocolate Cake Recipe (Two Flavoured Cake)
Serving Size
1 servings
Amount per Serving
Calories
411
% Daily Value*
Fat
18
g
28
%
Saturated Fat
11
g
69
%
Trans Fat
0.5
g
Polyunsaturated Fat
1
g
Monounsaturated Fat
5
g
Cholesterol
79
mg
26
%
Sodium
350
mg
15
%
Potassium
239
mg
7
%
Carbohydrates
57
g
19
%
Fiber
3
g
13
%
Sugar
31
g
34
%
Protein
6
g
12
%
Vitamin A
454
IU
9
%
Vitamin C
2
mg
2
%
Calcium
44
mg
4
%
Iron
3
mg
17
%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.