Easy Chocolate Banana Cake

Total Time: 42 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 32 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 3/4 cup mashed ripe banana
• 1 (18 ounce) pkge. dark chocolate cake mix (without pudding)
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 1/2 cup oil
• 3 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla

Recipe

• 1 place mashed bananas and remaining ingredients into mixing bowl. beat with mixer on low speed for 1 minute.
• 2 increase mixer speed to medium and beat for 2 minutes more.
• 3 pour batter into 2 greased and floured 9 inch layer cake pans.
• 4 bake at 350 degrees for 28-32 minutes, or until they test done.
• 5 cool in pans for 10 minutes, then remove from pans and cool completely.
• 6 frost with your favorite frosting.
• 7 can bake in bundt or tube pan for 45-55 minutes. cool in pan 15 minutes.
• 8 use a peanut butter glaze:.
• 9 4 (1 oz.) semi-sweet chocolate baking squares.
• 10 2/3 cup creamy peanut butter.
• 11 1/3 cup chopped peanuts (optional).
• 12 in a small saucepan over low heat, melt chocolate and peanut butter, stirring constantly.
• 13 spread over cooled cake.
• 14 sprinkle nuts on top.