
Sometimes, recipes come together thanks to the lack of ingredients on-hand, and a little bit of creativity.
I really wanted to bake, but was out of ideas as to what. I had two small bananas about to spoil and knew those needed to be used, in addition to the bottom of a carton of buttermilk I was determined to not throw out. I was thinking a banana cake with cream cheese frosting sounded like a nice treat, but to my dismay, I did not have an ounce of cream cheese on-hand. I did however have a handful of squares of baking chocolate and a nice full jar of Nutella, and decided to just go for it with a new flavor combination! So behold, the birth of my Chocolate Nutella Banana Layer Cake!
It is a very simple recipe, but hopefully something a little off the beaten path and therefore a nice treat for the friends you choose to share with 🙂
INGREDIENTS
Banana Cake
1/2C unsalted butter, plus extra for greasing pans
2C unbleached all-purpose flour
1C granulated sugar
3 eggs, seperated
1 large or two small mashed ripe bananas
1t baking soda
1t baking powder
1/2t salt
1/2C buttermilk
1t vanilla extract
Chocolate Buttercream Frosting
8T butter at room temp
4C sifted confectioners sugar
6T milk or cream (use more if needed)
2t vanilla extract
4oz baking chocolate, unsweetened
1 small jar Nutella (USE AS MUCH AS YOU WANT!! 🙂
DIRECTIONS
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Grease and flour two 9-inch cake pans.
With an electric mixer, cream the butter and sugar. Add egg yolks one at a time and beat well. Add bananas.
Sift your dry ingredients together. With a wooden spoon, add the dry ingredients to the wet, stirring only until combined.
Add buttermilk and vanilla, again stirring only to combine.
Back to the electric mixer – take your bowl of egg whites and whip them until soft peaks form. Gently fold them into batter.
Pour the cake batter into your two pans. Set your oven rack to the middle and cook your cake for 25-30 minutes, until a knife inserted comes out clean. Let the cakes cool at least 10 minutes before removing from the pan.
Once the cake has cooled completely, it’s time to whip up your frosting.
Melt your baking chocolate on the stove top with a double boiler. Let it cool but not harden.
In the meantime, whip your butter with your electric mixer, and slowly add the confectioners sugar, making sure not to stir so fast that it dusts up on you.
Now, add the melted chocolate and vanilla. Lastly, add the milk 2 tablespoons at a time until the desired consistency is reached (more milk = runnier frosting, less milk = thicker frosting.
To frost the cake, start by leveling your cake layers. then plop a whole bunch of that coveted Nutella in the middle, spreading as your filling. I used about 6 ounces (1/2 a small jar), but you can incorporate more if you are a huge Nutella fan.
Then, stack your cake and apply a thin crumb layer, sealing in the Nutella filling. Finish frosting by either plopping the entire rest of the frosting on top and smoothing it down over the sides, or with a piping bag (that would be the less messy approach).
I served immediately, but noticed that the banana flavor really set nicely overnight and was especially delicious with our morning coffee the next day!
Looks delicious 🙂 And your little helper is too adorable <3
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Thank you! She is so sweet with how much she loves to help.
It looks so yummy!
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I hope you like it!
That looks so pretty! And sounds delicious, too. Love the Nutella in the frosting, yum!
Thank you! I had lots of fun with it.
I imagine that is delicious! I like Nutella, but not the stuff under that brand name made in the U.S. My area grocery store “Shoprite” has it’s own brand imported from Italy. THAT is the most delicious hazelnut chocolate spread I’ve ever had. My European hubby says it’s authentic.
It is quite the combination, but I found it quite delish!!
Yum! You had me at chocolate…
NomNom Nutella cake! Oh I must try this. Thanks for sharing!
I love anything chocolate and this looks yummy!
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Dying for a piece right now,
Yum! I’ll have to try this! I used Nutella in no-bake cookies recently and it was really good. Here in Italy, they eat Nutella for breakfast, but it’s way too sweet for me.
This cake looks divine and I’m sure it’s a party favourite!