Chocolate Banana Cake

Ingredients

Cake:
1 1 / 2 cup (375 ml) all-purpose flour
1 cup (250 ml) sugar
1 / 4 cup (65 ml) cocoa powder
1 tsp (5 ml) baking soda
1 / 2 tsp (2 ml) salt
3 / 4 cup (190 ml) milk
1 / 2 cup (125 ml) mashed ripe bananas
1 / 3 cup (85 ml) vegetable oil
1 tbsp (15 ml) lemon juice
1 tsp (5 ml) vanilla extract

Frosting:
2 tbsp (30 ml) butter
1 / 4 cup (65 ml) cocoa powder
1 / 4 tsp (1 ml) vanilla extract
1 1 / 2 cup (375 ml) icing sugar
2 tbsp (30 ml) banana, blackberry, crushed
1 tbsp (15 ml) milk

Steps

Cake:
Mix together flour, sugar, cocoa powder, baking soda and salt.
Add the milk, bananas, oil, lemon juice and vanilla.
Beat with electric mixer until smooth, about 2 minutes.
Put into ungreased 8-inch square (2 L) greased.
Bake at 350°F (180°C) 25 minutes or until toothpick inserted in centres comes out clean.
Leave it to cool completely before applying the glaze.

Frosting:

Melt the butter in a double boiler or microwave. Stir in cocoa powder and vanilla.
Add alternately with icing sugar, bananas and milk. Stir until smooth. Apply on cooled cake.

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