So, what do you do when you have 3 bananas that have gone all black and a packet chocolate cake that you did not use at Xmas in the cupboard? You make Chocolate Banana Bundt Cake.
I'm not the biggest fan of banana cake, although I do like my Perfect banana cake but mostly I find them too dense and rich. Last Xmas I was going to make a chocolate cake to take to a friends house but eventually decided on something else, so I had a packet in the cupboard, and I had a function coming up and wanted to make a big cake. I had not used my bundt pan for a while, so I also wanted to use that, and it will feed 12 easily. Now one choc cakemix will not fill a bundt pan, but two cake mixes will, so I made this Chocolate Banana Bundt cake and it was a real hit. I think because the chocolate cake just adds a nice lightness when added to the banana cake.
Try to use a good quality chocolate cake mix, one that uses oil not butter as the crumb will be better. This banana cake was a slight adaptation from Jamie Olivers banana cake, adding almond meal to both cakes it ties the two together. If you like spice, you can add 1 teaspoon of cinnamon and mixed spice to the banana cake, walnuts chopped would also work as an extra in the banana cake.
About icing/ topping the cake - you can make up your own favourite chocolate icing and drizzle over the cake, or simply top with some melted butter and chopped nuts. This is also very nice served warm with a caramel sauce. I leave it plain.
