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Wednesday, May 25, 2011

Chocolate-Bottom Banana Square

Chocolate-Bottom Banana Square

This is another popular cake among bloggers...



Chocolate-Bottom Banana Square



Nothing will goes wrong when chocolate and banana added together, a very soft, moist and flavourful cake. When talk about the cake texture, i don't really appreciate it as I find it was too soft (Chinese better describe this -软绵绵), maybe due to i changed a bit of the recipe.


Chocolate-Bottom Banana Square


Chocolate-Bottom Banana Squares
(recipe source : adapted from Mins' blog, 1st posted by Hearty Bakes, with minor changes)

Ingredients:
125g butter, softened
120g sugar

1 egg (lightly beaten)
1 tsp vanilla / Rum
220g ripe bananas (mashed)

180g cake flour
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt

2tbsp cocoa powder
1/2 cup chocolate chips

Method
1. Line the base of a 8” square baking pan (removable base) with baking paper.
2. Sieve flour, baking soda and baking powder, add in salt and set aside.
3. In mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar till light and fluffy.
4. Drizzle in the eggs, vanilla/Rum and mashed bananas, beating thoroughly.
5. Add in flour mixture and mix it well.
6. Divide the batter into half. Add the cocoa powder to one portion of the batter. Spread cocoa batter in the baking pan then followed by another half of plain batter. Smooth the top.
7. Sprinkle top with chocolate chips.
8. Bake at pre-heated oven at 180c for 30mins or test batter done with a toothpick or fork.
9. Cool and cut into squares to serve.


Chocolate-Bottom Banana Square


Since yesterday till now, i still couldn't leave message in other blog, do you encounter this problem or just my computer's problem? please tell me..Thanks.



Happy Baking !!



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42 comments:

  1. Padhu SankarMay 25, 2011 at 1:52 PM

    OMG! Looks fabulous! I am drooling here

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  2. BakelingMay 25, 2011 at 1:53 PM

    I am sure this is a very delicious cake ~ !

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  3. Somewhere in SingaporeMay 25, 2011 at 1:53 PM

    I also make this, i saw this in Ching's blog...

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  4. haniMay 25, 2011 at 1:57 PM

    wow...no words can tells u how tempting am i...yummmm

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  5. ann lowMay 25, 2011 at 1:58 PM

    I saw many blogger making this fabulous cake and it is really delicious!
    Same here, I can't leave message on some bloggers'page.

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  6. RadhikaMay 25, 2011 at 2:04 PM

    OMG. I'm having an attack I guess. so beautiful. If I baked cakes like this I wonder if I would have the heart to cut it. bookmarked dear. Inviting you to follow my blog.

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  7. j3ss kitch3nMay 25, 2011 at 2:23 PM

    i'm not able to comment as well! beautiful cake!

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  8. Small Small BakerMay 25, 2011 at 2:37 PM

    Pretty! You don't like soft cakes? :)

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  9. eileenlml.blogspot.comMay 25, 2011 at 2:42 PM

    my worst, cant even sign in to blogger... error 404, need to turn way out then only able to access...

    looks nice, so tempting esp the choc chip topping.

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  10. PeteMay 25, 2011 at 2:53 PM

    This cake very popular....celebrity cake lah! LOL!

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  11. 鲸鱼蓝蓝蓝May 25, 2011 at 2:58 PM

    呵呵,大家都在做,你的也很棒:)

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  12. Angel @ Cook.Bake.LoveMay 25, 2011 at 3:59 PM

    Same here I couldn't leave comment from yesterday noon time till this morning. Blogger comment system seems not stable recently.

    You cake looks very yummy! Same like you actually I prefer more "sturctured" cake than those 软绵绵cake。

    Perhaps you want to replace cake flour with plain flour? I find that sometimes using cake flour is not nessarily yield a nicer cake than normal plain flour. The low gluten may make the cake texture too "soggy".

    I made another version of this using "muffin method", recipe can be found in my blog. You may want to give it a try.

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  13. kitchen flavoursMay 25, 2011 at 4:15 PM

    Your cake looks yummy! If you do not like the very soft texture, try replacing cake flour with all-purpose flour. I usually use our local plain flour. Hope this helps.
    So far, no problem with the blogger comments, not since two weeks ago!
    Have a nice day!

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  14. WendyinKK May 25, 2011 at 5:08 PM

    There's no problem with me commenting on other's blogs.
    I think plain flour might give you the texture, but then, bakes with banana and baking soda are always very soft.

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  15. CheahMay 25, 2011 at 5:09 PM

    This is the rave, these days. Will KIV this. This morning I had trouble leaving comment on Zoe's blog!

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  16. seanMay 25, 2011 at 5:11 PM

    你做得很棒哦！

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  17. Three-CookiesMay 25, 2011 at 5:18 PM

    Chocolate bottom and top. Great idea and looks nice too.
    I've had no problems with leaving messages and I use blogger also

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  18. MinMay 25, 2011 at 6:04 PM

    Nice one, Sonia! I'm having problems with blogger also yesterday, but today it resumes to normal already.

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  19. ~Rachel Hei~May 25, 2011 at 6:16 PM

    I baked this cake yesterday...
    And the texture was like how you mention here...
    Same as u i don't really appreciate it due to too soft and moist..

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  20. Honey Bee SweetsMay 25, 2011 at 9:04 PM

    I did this cake too, but just didn't find time to post it up. I too didn't fancy it that much...perhaps of the banana....anyway, nice photos. :)

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  21. AnonymousMay 25, 2011 at 9:06 PM

    wah! looks good. So many tempting recipes to try :) Dont know which one to go first? Me too cant sign in my blog but after verification my ac it works again.

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  22. yummylittlecooksMay 25, 2011 at 9:54 PM

    Oh!what a marvellous cake!Yummy!!

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  23. Fresh GardenMay 25, 2011 at 10:12 PM

    Chocolate-bottom banana square is my 2nd favorite, my first choice is banana and nasi lemak.

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  24. AliceMay 26, 2011 at 12:03 AM

    more and more bake this delicious cake - i guess i better bake also :) this looks delicious Sonia :)

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  25. Little Corner of MineMay 26, 2011 at 1:27 AM

    I like the colors combination, very pretty!

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  26. Nami | Just One CookbookMay 26, 2011 at 6:32 AM

    For sure my kids and I will eat more than 1-2 pieces and we'll skip dinner. Just kidding, but it looks sooo good. Tons of chocolate chips and kids will go crazyyy!

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  27. divyaMay 26, 2011 at 9:47 AM

    Mouthwatering here, super delicious cake ,yumm!

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  28. The SweetyliciousMay 26, 2011 at 12:16 PM

    i tried leaving a comment for many times and finally i can! (: yours look so much better than mine! is so cake like and yummy! (:

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  29. Little InboxMay 26, 2011 at 12:20 PM

    Beautiful cake, and it's delicious too!

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  30. CoraineMay 26, 2011 at 8:31 PM

    hehe soft is good!! =) Really lovely yeah..the chocolate chips are luring me againnnnn
    I think now u can leave a comment on blogs cos i can see your comment in my blog now!

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  31. joMay 26, 2011 at 9:05 PM

    What an interesting recipe! I must be living "under a shell" because I have never come across it before.

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  32. chow and chatterMay 26, 2011 at 9:44 PM

    oh wow this cake looks wonderful and so pretty looking forward to your miso chicken recipe

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  33. VardhiniMay 26, 2011 at 9:48 PM

    Wow .. cakes looks so yummy. Treat for chocolate lovers.

    Vardhini
    VardhinisKitchen

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  34. Eileen@hundred eighty degreesMay 26, 2011 at 10:16 PM

    Looks wonderful!
    Btw, I have problem leaving comment too but this is resolved today.

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  35. JulianaMay 27, 2011 at 5:15 AM

    Yummie, love both layers, what a lovely combination. Awesome pictures as well. Hope you are having a great week Sonia :-)

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  36. My Little SpaceMay 27, 2011 at 5:31 PM

    Sonia, did you poslaju these along too??? haha... Must make one of this day. Thanks for everything, dear.
    Kristy

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  37. aipiMay 28, 2011 at 10:45 AM

    Oh my, oh my! That looks super gorgeous ~ moist and so chocolaty wish I could have a bite ~ well, more than a bite! :)
    US Masala

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  38. Colin WoonJune 7, 2011 at 5:17 AM

    Faye tried out the banana portion of this recipe and the result is delicious! So good I keep asking her to bake again! Love it! Thanks!

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  39. 燕@yenMarch 12, 2012 at 9:01 PM

    hi Sonia, 我又在你的blog找到好吃的香蕉蛋糕。可以说一出炉就被吃了3/4 个，。。。。。谢谢你的食谱。

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  40. Blessed HomemakerMarch 16, 2012 at 11:22 PM

    My kids and friends love this but I find it too moist.

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  41. Aimi ShakleeMay 22, 2014 at 10:05 AM

    so yummy!

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  42. andrea chiuDecember 9, 2014 at 11:36 AM

    Fantastic!, I so love your blog. The food looks amazing and delicious. I wanna try making that recipe. By the way thank you for sharing your recipe and for being so generous. I hope you could also visit my site, more fun stuff that you would actually love. Enjoy! Selamat tidur..

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