COCONUT BANANA CAKE WITH CHOCOLATE COCONUT FROSTING
Ingredients
CAKE
- 1 1/4 CUP RIPENED + BLACKENED MASHED BANANAS ABOUT 4-5 MEDIUM BANANAS
- 2 LARGE EGGS
- 1/2 CUP COCONUT OIL MELTED
- 2 TEASPOONS VANILLA EXTRACT
- 1/4 CUP HONEY
- 1 TEASPOON CINNAMON
- 1/2 TEASPOON KOSHER SALT
- 1 1/2 CUPS AP FLOUR
- 1/4-1/2 CUP COCONUT FLAKES OPTIONAL
CHOCOLATE FROSTING
- 1 STICK SALTED BUTTER (8 TABLESPOONS) ROOM TEMPERATURE
- 2 OUNCES CREAM CHEESE SOFTENED
- 1/2 CUP COCOA POWDER UNSWEETENED
- 1 CUP POWDERED SUGAR
- 2 TEASPOONS VANILLA EXTRACT
- 1/4 CUP COCONUT MILK CANNED
Instructions
CAKE
- PREAHEAT OVEN TO 350, SPRAY AND GREASE AN 8X8" PAN AND THEN LINE IT WITH PARCHMENT PAPER, PRESSING DOWN ALL AROUND THE PAN TO STICK.
- STIR TOGETHER BANANAS, EGGS, COCONUT OIL, VANILLA, AND HONEY UNTIL JUST COMBINED IN A LARGE MIXING BOWL.
- ADD IN CINNAMON, SALT, AND FLOUR AND MIX TOGETHER UNTIL JUST COMBINED.
- FOLD IN OPTIONAL COCONUT FLAKES WITH A SPATULA BY "TOSSING" THE MIXTURE TOGETHER GENTLY IN CIRCULAR MOTIONS FROM BOTTOM OF THE BOWL TO THE TOP UNTIL COCONUT IS DISPERSED.
- TRANSFER CAKE MIX TO THE PAN AND BAKE FOR 30-40 MINUTES UNTIL JUST BAKED IN THE CENTER. BE CAREFUL NOT TO OVERBAKE HERE, CENTER OF THE CAKE SHOULD BE JUST SET.
- REMOVE FROM OVEN AND LET COOL FOR 1 HOUR BEFORE FROSTING, CAN ALSO PLACE IN FRIDGE FOR 30 MINUTES TO SPEED THIS TIME UP.
CHOCOLATE FROSTING
- PLACE SOFTENED BUTTER AND SOFTENED CREAM CHEESE IN A SEPARATE STAND MIXER MIXING BOWL, COMBINE TOGETHER UNTIL FLUFFY, THIS SHOULD TAKE ABOUT 2 MINUTES OR SO.
- ADD IN COCOA POWDER, POWDERED SUGAR, AND VANILLA AND WHIP TOGETHER AGAIN, ABOUT 2-4 MINUTES THIS TIME.
- LASTLY, POUR IN THE COCONUT MILK AND WHIP UNTIL IT'S COMPLETELY LIGHT, FLUFFY, AND A WHIPPED THICK TEXTURE, THIS SHOULD HAPPEN ONCE THE COCONUT MILK IS COMBINED INTO THE FROSTING.
- SMOOTH FROSTING OVER THE COOLED CAKE, TOP WITH SPRINKLES, FRESH FRUIT, ETC.
- CUT INTO 16 PIECES AND ENJOY!
Notes
AUTHOR: HALF BAKED HARVEST