Chocolate banana birthday cake
Serves:
12
Time to make:
55 mins (Hands-on time: 20, Cooking time: 35)
Total cost:
$12.60 / $0.60 per serve
(at time of publication)
(at time of publication)
Instructions
Instructions and steps:
Step 1 Grease and line a 20-23cm round tin with greaseproof paper. Preheat oven to 180ºC.
Step 2 Cream sugar and spread together. Beat in eggs. Fold in flour and cocoa powder.
Step 3 Add mashed bananas and yoghurt. Stir in chocolate bits. Spoon into prepared tin. Bake for 35 minutes. Cool for 5 minutes before removing from pan.
Step 4 To make icing, melt chocolate. Cool slightly. Mix icing sugar and yoghurt together. Mix chocolate into yoghurt. Use immediately to top the cake or cupcakes. Decorate with fruit and mint.
Variations
This mixture will make 12 small cupcakes, which will only need baking for 25-30 minutes.
HFG Tip
Use a reduced-fat spread with no less than 60 per cent fat to ensure no difference in taste or texture.
About this Recipe
Photography: Carolyn Robertson
First Published:
April 2010
Rating:
(1 vote)
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Full ingredient list:
- 1 1/4 cups soft brown sugar
- 1 cup reduced-fat spread, suitable for baking
- 2 eggs
- 1 1/2 cups self-raising flour
- 1 tablespoon cocoa powder
- 2 medium bananas, mashed
- 1/4 cup plain low-fat yoghurt
- 1/4 cup dark chocolate bits
- Icing
- 4 tablespoons dark chocolate chips
- 3 tablespoons icing sugar
- 1/2 cup plain low-fat yoghurt
- banana slices or seedless grapes, to decorate
- fresh mint, to decorate
Nutritional information (per serve)
Energy:
1110kJ
Calories:
265cal
Protein:
4g
Fat:
11g
- saturated:
2g
Carbohydrates:
40g
- sugars:
26g
Dietary Fibre:
1g
Sodium:
80mg
Calcium:
60mg
Iron:
1mg
Nutrition information is given per serve
*NS: not specified
1 Comment. Add yours
This is a moist, delicious and easy to make cake