Secret Banana Cake Recipe

Name: Secret Banana Cake Recipe
Ingredients: Cake; 1 cup granulated sugar; 1/2 cup light brown sugar; 1/2 cup butter, at room temperature; 1 egg, plus 1 egg yolk; 2 cups cake flour; 1 teaspoon baking powder; 1 teaspoon baking soda; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1 cup mashed, very ripe bananas; 3/4 cup buttermilk; 1 teaspoon vanillaFrosting; 1/2 cup strong coffee, or 3 tablespoons espresso powder dissolved in 1/2 cup hot water; 4 tablespoons butter; 4 squares unsweetened chocolate, roughly chopped; 4 cups confectioners sugar, sifted; 2 teaspoons vanilla extract; 1/3 cup finely chopped walnuts*Optional Chocolate Shavings; 4 to 8 ounce block of best quality chocolate; See below how to make Chocolate Shavings

Secret Banana Cake Recipe was pinched from <a href="http://theitaliankitchen.org/recipes/buttermilk-banana-cake-covered-in-chocolate-frosting.html" target="_blank">theitaliankitchen.org.</a>

INGREDIENTS

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Cake

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1 cup granulated sugar

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1/2 cup light brown sugar

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1/2 cup butter, at room temperature

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1 egg, plus 1 egg yolk

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2 cups cake flour

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1 teaspoon baking powder

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1 teaspoon baking soda

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1/2 teaspoon salt

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1 cup mashed, very ripe bananas

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3/4 cup buttermilk

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1 teaspoon vanillaFrosting

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1/2 cup strong coffee, or 3 tablespoons espresso powder dissolved in 1/2 cup hot water

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4 tablespoons butter

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4 squares unsweetened chocolate, roughly chopped

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4 cups confectioners sugar, sifted

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2 teaspoons vanilla extract

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1/3 cup finely chopped walnuts*Optional Chocolate Shavings

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4 to 8 ounce block of best quality chocolate

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See below how to make Chocolate Shavings

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