Banana & Peanut Butter Cake With Chocolate Ganache
Banana & Peanut Butter Cake With Chocolate Ganache
Servings Prep Time
10slices 90minutes
Cook Time
1hour
Servings Prep Time
10slices 90minutes
Cook Time
1hour
Ingredients
Banana Cake
Peanut Butter Buttercream
Chocolate Ganache
Instructions
Banana Cake
  1. Preheat Oven to 160°C.
  2. Line bottom of 2 x 23cm springform baking tins and grease sides.
  3. In a bowl, using a wooden spoon, mix together flour, baking soda and salt and set aside.
  4. In a separate large bowl, using an electric mixer, beat together the butter, vegetable oil, sugar and brown sugar until light and fluffy.
  5. Mix in eggs 1 at a time and combine well after each addition.
  6. With a wooden spoon stir in vanilla essence and bananas until combined.
  7. Starting with flour mix, alternate adding flour mix and buttermilk to the wet mixture until everything is combined.
  8. Pour mixture evenly into baking tins and bake in oven for approx. 50 minutes or until centre is set.
  9. Remove from oven and let cool in baking tin for about 10 minutes before removing and letting cool completely on a wire rack.
Peanut Butter Buttercream
  1. In a large bow mix together the butter and peanut butter until creamy and lighter in colour.
  2. Mix in the icing sugar, one cup at a time, until the desired consistency is reached.
  3. Pour in cream and continue mixing until smooth, light and fluffy
Cake Assembly (Part 1)
  1. Split each cake in half using a serrated knife.
  2. Place bottom layer on a turntable and top with about 3/4 cup of buttercream and smooth out the edges.
  3. Repeat for all layers.
  4. Once the top layer is reached pipe remaining buttercream on to top and sides of cake. Use an offset spatula for the sides of the cake and smooth both the sides and top of the cake.
  5. Place in Refrigerator to chill.
Chocolate Ganache
  1. Combine the chocolate and cream in a heatproof bowl over a saucepan of simmering water.
  2. Continue stirring until all chocolate has melted and mixture is smooth.
  3. Remove from heat and let sit for a few minutes to cool and the ganache to thicken a little.
Cake Assembly (Part 2)
  1. Remove cake from refrigerator and spoon a little of the ganache over the edges of your cake so it drips down the sides, then place cake back in refrigerator.
  2. Place the ganache in the refrigerator for about 30 minutes or until completely cool.
  3. Once cooled remove ganache from refrigerator and using a hand mixer start to beat the ganache until it becomes light and fluffy (about 5 minutes).
  4. Place whipped ganache in piping bag fitted with a large start tip, remove cake from refrigerator once and pipe desired design on cake.
Recipe Notes

Adapted from Tournadough Alli

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