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Banana avocado cake with chocolate ganache

Here is that moan-worthy cake that has all the best bits the familiarity of banana, no oil, hidden avocado, and that decadent chocolate ganache to dig in. It is a perfect showstopper on the dessert table and easy to bake.
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Preheating the oven 10 minutes
Servings 8 slices

Equipment

  • cake mould
  • baking oven
  • mixing bowls and spoons.
  • measuring cups and spoons

Ingredients
  

Wet ingredient mix

  • 2 medium Banana
  • 1 small avocado
  • 2 medium eggs in room temperature
  • 1/4 cup maple syrup
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract

Dry mix

  • 1 cup whole wheat flour
  • 1 cup almond flour.
  • 1/2 tsp cinnamon powder
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp baking soda

Chocolate ganache

  • 1 cup heavy cream use whipping cream.
  • 1/2 cup chocolate chips milk chocolate

Instructions
 

  • Sift together the whole wheat flour, cinnamon powder, baking soda and baking powder and set aside.
  • Preheat the over to 180 degrees for 10 minutes.
  • Into a mixing bowl. peel and the bananas.
  • Mash them well.
  • Cut and scoop the flesh from the avocado and add to the banana.
  • Mash this and add the cracked eggs. maple syrup and vanilla extract.
  • Whick this mix till it is smooth
  • Add the sifted dry mix to the wet mix, Add the Almond meal too.
    Avocado cake mix.
  • Combine the wet and dry mix well till they form a smooth cake batter.
    Avocado cake batter.
  • Pour this in the prepared cake tin and bake
    avocado cake batter.
  • Place the cake at 180 degrees for 20 minutes.
  • check with the skewer to see if the cake come out clean.
  • Remove from the oven and let the cake cool
    Banana avocado cake

For the chocolate ganache

  • Place the cream and chocolate in a microwave safe bowl.
  • Zapp for 30 seconds.
  • Remove the bowl and mix gently.
  • Zapp for another 30 seconds and remove ( careful it will be hot).
  • Whisk gently so that the chocolate mix in well.
  • The ganache will be a bit runny at this stage, and it will thicken as it cools.

To assemble the cake

  • Place the cake on a rack or a turntable.
  • Once the ganache has cooled a bit spread gently to create the swirls.
  • The pattern you choose is up to you, but remember to spread fast as the ganache thicken as it cools.
    chocolate ganache
  • The ganache will harden if placed in the fridge, but stays soft when the cake is around 2o to 25 degrees.
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