Chocolate Banana Cake with Rum Cream Cheese Frosting
- 2 cups sugar
- ½ cup buttermilk or milk
- 1 ¾ cups all-purpose flour
- ½ cup canola, vegetable or safflower oil
- ¾ cup Dutch-processed cocoa powder
- 1 ½ teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 ½ teaspoons baking powder
- ½ cup unsalted butter, softened, for the frosting
- 1 ½ teaspoons baking soda
- 8 ounces cream cheese, softened, for the frosting
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract, for the frosting
- 2 large eggs
- 1 tablespoon rum or ¼ teaspoon rum extract, for the frosting
- 1 cup mashed ripe bananas (approximately 2 medium sized)
- 3 ½ cups powdered sugar, for the frosting
- 1 cup warm water
- 1-2 bananas, cut into 1/3-inch slices, for garnish
- Produce
- Bananas, ripe (1 cup)
- Bananas (1)
- Cooking & Baking
- All-purpose flour (1 3/4 cups)
- Baking powder (1 1/2 teaspoons)
- Baking soda (1 1/2 teaspoons)
- Canola (1/2 cup)
- Dutch-processed cocoa, powder (3/4 cup)
- Powdered sugar (3 1/2 cups)
- Salt (1/2 teaspoon)
- Sugar (2 cups)
- Vanilla (2 1/2 teaspoons)
- Drinks
- Water (1 cup)
- Dairy
- Butter, unsalted (1/2 cup)
- Buttermilk or milk (1/2 cup)
- Cream cheese (8 ounces)
- Refrigerated
- Eggs, large (2)
- Beer, Wine & Liquor
- Rum or (1 tablespoon)
Preparation
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Published October 26, 2010 (2 years ago).
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