Ingredients:

• Medium over-ripe bananas, mashed – 3
• All-purpose flour – 1.75 cups
• Baking powder – 1.5 tsp
• Baking soda – 1 tsp
• Caster Sugar – 1.5 cups
• Unsweetened cocoa powder – 3/4 cup
• Eggs, beaten – 2
• Milk – 1/2 cup
• Water – 1 cup
• Vegetable oil – 1/2 cup
• Vanilla essence – 1 tsp
• Salt – 1/4 tsp
• For topping (optional):
• Pure icing Sugar – 1.5 cups
• Medium over ripe banana, mashed – 1/4 cup
• Soft Butter – 1 tbsp
• Vanilla essence – 1/2 tsp

Method:

1. Preheat oven to 350F/180C.
2. In a mixing bowl, whisk flour, sugar, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda and salt.
3. In a separate bowl, whisk bananas, eggs, oil, milk, water and vanilla.
4. Add wet to dry and stir until just combined.
5. Pour batter into a greased and floured cake pan.
6. Bake for 35-40 mins or until a wooden pick comes out clean.
7. Allow to cool before removing from pan.
8. Finish cooled cake with chocolate glaze topping, if desired.
9. Topping:
10. Combine all ingredients in a bowl and stir until icing is spreadable.
11. Add more sugar if necessary to thicken.
12. Spread icing over cold cake immediately.
13. Garnish with banana slices and chocolate shavings.

Recipe courtesy of Sify Bawarchi