Ingredients:

• 3 medium over-ripe Bananas
• mashed 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1.5 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1.5 cups caster Sugar
• 3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• 2 eggs, beaten
• 1/2 cup Milk
• 1 cup water
• 1/2 cup vegetable oil
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1/4 teaspoon salt

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 minutes or until a wooden pick comes out clean.
7. Allow to cool before removing from pan. Finish cooled cake with chocolate glaze topping, if desired Topping- 1.5 cups pure icing sugar 1/2 medium over ripe (approx. 1/4 cup) banana, mashed 1 tablespoon soft butter 1/2 teaspoon vanilla essenceCombine all ingredients in a bowl and stir until icing is spreadable.
8. Add more sugar if necessary to thicken. Spread icing over cold cake immediately.

Recipe courtesy of Gayatri