Light chocolate sponge cake with mixed nut frosting and banana slices
Perfectly rich and delicious chocolate cake with mixed-nut frosting finished with fresh banana slices. A light and creamy combination.
Ingredients
For the chocolate sponge cake:
- 100 g dark chocolate
- 50 g butter
- 1 egg
- ½ cup flour
- ¼ cup sugar
- ¼ cacao powder
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1 ½ tsp bicarbonate of soda
- ¼ cup water (hot)
For the icing:
- ½ cup mixed nut butter
- ¼ cup icing sugar
- 300 g mascarpone cheese cold
Toppings:
Instructions
Make the chocolate sponge cake
- Pre-heat oven to 180 degrees and grease a 9″ x 12″ rectangle baking dish with coconut oil.
- Mix the dry ingredients together in a separate bowl (flour, cacao powder, sugar baking powder and baking soda.
- Chop the chocolate into a heat-proof bowl, add the butter and place in the microwave for 15 seconds intervals and stir until melted. Once melted (but not hot), whisk in the egg.
- Pour the wet mixture into the dry mixture, then whisk it all together. Immediately add the hot water and mix very well, then pour the batter into the prepared dish.
- Place in the preheated oven and bake for 45 to 50 minutes or until a skewer inserted comes out clean. Set aside to cool.
Make the mixed nut frosting:
- Put the mixed nuts butter, icing sugar and mascarpone cream in a food processor/blender and blitz until smooth.
- Pour this mixture over the brownies that should have cooled down and spread it over the top with a spatula.
- Slice the banana and place one slice at a time all over the icing. Then finish by grating a small piece of dark chocolate all over.
- Freeze for two hours and using a bread knife, slice into the brownie to make square bars. serve cold.
Nutrition
Calories: 252kcalCarbohydrates: 15gProtein: 5gFat: 20gSaturated Fat: 9gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 4gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 38mgSodium: 179mgPotassium: 148mgFiber: 2gSugar: 8gVitamin A: 387IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 81mgIron: 1mg
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