Warm Banana Cake With Chocolate Sauce

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup vegetable oil
• 3/4 cup granulated sugar
• 2 large eggs, at room temperature
• 3 very ripe bananas, mashed
• 3 ounces godiva dark chocolate, coarsely chopped
• 2/3 cup whole milk
• 2 tablespoons heavy cream
• 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 2 tablespoons light brown sugar
• 2 ripe bananas, sliced diagonally, 1/2-inch thick
• vanilla ice cream
• toasted and chopped walnuts

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350ºf.
• 2 grease 6-4 oz ramekins with butter and dust with flour.
• 3 sift together flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt together and set aside.
• 4 mix vegetable oil and sugar in mixing bowl, using electric mixer at medium speed until smooth.
• 5 beat in eggs and mashed bananas, using low speed.
• 6 while continuing to beat at low speed, add sifted dry ingredients, slowly.
• 7 continue beating until mixture is thoroughly blended.
• 8 divide batter among prepared ramekins.
• 9 arrange ramekins on baking sheet and bake for 18-20 minutes until cakes are firm to touch and toothpick inserted into center comes out clean.
• 10 place on wire rack and cool for at least 5 minutes.
• 11 cakes should be served warm.
• 12 make the sauce:.
• 13 place chocolate in bowl.
• 14 heat milk and cream in saucepan to simmer over medium heat.
• 15 pour over chocolate and let stand to soften chocolate.
• 16 whisk until blended.
• 17 whisk in vanilla extract.
• 18 set aside keeping sauce warm.
• 19 make caramelized bananas:.
• 20 place butter and sugar in skillet over high heat.
• 21 cook until sugar turns amber and caramelizes.
• 22 add sliced banana and continue cooking until completely coated.
• 23 remove from heat immediately.
• 24 remove cakes from ramekins and place onto individual plates.
• 25 pour hot chocolate sauce around cake, place scoop of vanilla ice cream onto plate.
• 26 arrange 3 of caramelized bananas around cake cake and garnish with walnuts.
• 27 serve immediately.
• 28 enjoy!