Total Steps
8
Ingredients
18
Tools Needed
10
Ingredients
- 1.75 cup all-purpose flour
- 0.5 cup cocoa powder
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1.5 teaspoon baking powder
- 0.5 teaspoon baking soda
- 0.5 teaspoon salt
- 2 large eggs (at room temperature)
- 1 cup mashed ripe bananas
- 0.5 cup coconut flakes
- 0.5 cup coconut milk
- 0.75 cup milk
- 0.5 cup canola oil
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 0.5 cup semi-sweet chocolate bits or chips(optional)
- 1 tablespoon coconut cream(optional)
- 2 tablespoons chocolate shavings(optional)
- 2 tablespoons coconut flakes(optional)
- chocolate-crusted almonds(optional)
Instructions
Step 1
<a href="/H3S4YV46">Preheat oven </a>to 350 F and spray a cake 9″ cake pan with vegetable spray.Set aside.
Step 2
On a newspaper, sift the sugar,flour, cocoa powder, <a href="/HF7TLMS7">baking powder,</a> <a href="/RNT367Z2">baking </a>soda and <a href="/DPSVTKVY">salt </a>at least 3 times.Mix with coconut flakes and keep aside.
Step 3
In a large bowl, using a hand <a href="/S6W4FR7F">blender </a><a href="/GV3SK283">whisk </a>together the eggs, <a href="/LYM2NCDW">mashed </a>bananas,coconut milk,vanilla <a href="/QQBJYYGF">extract </a>and milk until <a href="/7S3QCKWK">mixed </a>well.
Step 4
Add the flour <a href="/7S3QCKWK">mix </a>to the wet <a href="/7S3QCKWK">mix </a>slowly and <a href="/7S3QCKWK">mix </a>gently to combine.The batter will be very thin.
Step 5
Pour the batter into the cake pan and <a href="/RNT367Z2">bake </a>for around 35-45 minutes or until a s<a href="/8F6C5KQK">kewer c</a>omes out clean.Mine took about 40 minutes.
Step 6
Remove from the oven and let the cake <a href="/GZFHJC5K">cool </a>on a rack.
Step 7
Meanwhile <a href="/64W3NS5R">melt </a>the semi sweet chocolate on a water boiler.Once <a href="/64W3NS5R">melted </a>let it <a href="/GZFHJC5K">cool </a>down a bit.Mix with coconut <a href="/R3P5MM3Z">cream </a>and brush this to <a href="/R34ZSY3M">top </a>of the <a href="/GZFHJC5K">cooled </a>cake.Use coconut flakes, chocolate shavings, strawberry or chocolate crusted nuts to decorate.
Step 8
<a href="/Y6MVNCHX">Serve </a>a piece on its own or with a dollop of banana foster ice-cream.