Cocoa Banana Cake with Rich Chocolate Frosting





 A tried and true family favourite that has been around for 30 plus years of yumminess. 


Cocoa Banana Cake

Preheat oven to 350’F

Ingredients:

·         2/3 Cup Milk
·         1 Tbsp Vinegar
·         ¾ Cup Butter
·         1 2/3 Cups Sugar
·         2 Eggs
·         1 ¼ Cup Mashed Bananas
·         1 Tsp Vanilla
·         2 Cups Flour
·         ¾ Cup Cocoa Powder
·         1 ½ Tsp Salt
·         1 Tsp Baking Soda
·         ½ Tsp Baking Powder

Mix milk and vinegar together and set aside.
Rub butter and lightly shake flour in a pan and set aside.
Cream together butter, sugar and eggs.
Stir in bananas and vanilla.
Sift flour, cocoa, salt, baking powder and baking powder.
Add dry ingredients to creamed mixture alternately with milk.
Bake 1 hour using a Tube pan.






 Rich Chocolate Frosting
·         ½ Cup Butter
·         1 Tsp Vanilla
·         ½ Cup Icing Sugar + plus additional Icing Sugar
·         1/8 Cup of Cocoa (or adjust to taste, yes that means sample as you go!)
·         2 Egg Whites
·         1/8 Tsp Salt
Make sure cake has cooled down before icing.
Cream together butter, vanilla and ½ Cup icing sugar. 
Beat in egg whites and salt.
Beat in additional icing sugar, if needed and cocoa powder until desired taste and consistency is reached.

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