Banana Fairy Cakes With Chocolate Frosting Recipes

BANANA CAKE WITH CHOCOLATE FROSTING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in bananas and vanilla. Combine flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt; add to creamed mixture alternately with buttermilk, beating well after each addition. Fold in 3/4 cup pistachios., Transfer to two greased and floured 8-in. round baking pans. Bake 45-55 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks to cool completely., For frosting, in a large bowl, beat cream cheese and butter until smooth. Add cocoa; mix until blended. Add confectioners' sugar and vanilla; beat until creamy., Place one cake layer on a serving plate; spread top with 1 cup frosting. Top with remaining cake. Spread top and sides with 2 cups frosting. Press pistachios into sides of cake if desired., Cut a small hole in the corner of a large pastry or plastic bag; insert #127 petal pastry tip. Fill the bag with remaining frosting. Pipe concentric circles of frosting over top of cake. Refrigerate for at least 1 hour or until frosting is set.

BANANA FAIRY CAKES WITH CHOCOLATE FROSTING

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 180'C / Fan 160'C / Gas Mark 4. Place 12 cupcakes cases in a 12-hole muffin tin and set to one side.
• Add the sugar, butter, mashed banana, self-raising gluten free flour, xanthan gum, eggs and vanilla extract to a large mixing bowl. Beat with an electric mixer until it forms a thick batter.
• Add the mixed nuts and fold in to mix. Spoon the batter evenly between the 12 cupcake cases and bake in the oven for 20-22 minutes until they are well risen and golden on top. They should spring back when lightly touched. Remove from the oven and cool completely on a wire rack.
• To make the frosting, beat the icing sugar, cocoa powder, milk and vanilla extract together until they form a thick paste. Use a small palette knife or spoon to smooth the frosting on the top of the cakes, then sprinkle with extra chopped nuts if using.

BANANA CAKE WITH CHOCOLATE FROSTING

Steps:

• Cream together butter, sugar, eggs and vanilla on high speed of electric mixer for 1 1/2 minutes.
• Add buttermilk.
• Mix together flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt.
• Add flour mixture alternately with mashed banana.
• Beat only enough to blend, about 2 minutes.
• Pour battered into 2 greased and floured 9 inch round cake pans and bake in preheated 350 degree (Fahrenheit) oven for 30 to 35 minutes.
• Cool cake then prepare frosting.
• Mix together powdered sugar, cocoa and salt.
• Add gradually to butter, beating with electric mixer, adding just enough milk so that mixture is not stiff (If you add too much it will get too thin when you continue beating).
• After all ingredients are blended, mix on high speed of your mixer for 3 to 4 minutes, carefully adding small amounts of milk if too thick.
• Fill and frost cooled layers.