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Becker Vineyards Chocolate Chip Banana Cake

Cheers to Becker Vineyards, the beautiful Hill Country winery that has won international awards for its wine. Plan for a chef prepared lunch in the beautiful garden and a special tasting in the dramatic underground cellar. See what makes these wines stand out and why a visit here is unlike any other.
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Course Desserts
Servings 24 servings

Ingredients
  

Cake

  • 3 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 1/3 cups white sugar
  • 3 teaspoons baking powder
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 2 cups mashed bananas
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 cup unsalted butter melted
  • 1/2 cup milk
  • 1 ½ cup semisweet chocolate chips
  • ½ cup of caramel chips optional

Chocolate Icing

  • ¾ cup unsalted butter softened
  • ½ cup cocoa powder sifted
  • 3-4 cups powdered sugar
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • 4-6 tablespoons whipping cream

Peanut Butter Icing

  • 2 cups creamy peanut butter
  • 1 ½ cups powdered sugar
  • 1 cup unsalted butter softened, 2 sticks
  • 2 ½ teaspoons vanilla extract

Instructions
 

Cake

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
  • Grease and flour two 9x13 inch pans.
  • Use a large mixing bowl and mix flour, sugar, baking powder and salt.
  • In another large mixing bowl, put together the bananas, egg, melted butter and milk.
  • Blend the banana mixture into flour mixture until blended but do not over blend.
  • Stir in chocolate chips and caramel chips.
  • Split batter equally into both 9x13 inch pans.
  • Bake at 350 degrees F for 30 to 35 minutes, or comes out clean with a toothpick.
  • Remove cakes from pan and let both cakes cool completely on a wire rack before icing.
  • After cakes have cooled, use an offset spatula to layer peanut butter icing (recipe below) on to the bottom layer of the cake.
  • Clean offset spatula and use it to help guide the other cake layer on top of the bottom layer of cake.
  • Once cake is set, use offset spatula to layer chocolate icing (recipe below) on to the top and side layers of the cake.

Chocolate Icing

  • In a large bowl using an electric mixer, beat the butter until fluffy.
  • Sift together the cocoa powder with 3 cups of powdered sugar and the salt, then carefully beat it into the butter.
  • Slowly add the whipping cream and combine until light and fluffy.

Peanut Butter Icing

  • Beat ingredients with electric mixer, in a bowl until light and fluffy.
Keyword Becker Vineyards, chocolate chip
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