Chocolate Banana Heaven Cake

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 16
• 1 (18 ounce) package chocolate cake mix
• 1/2 cup cocoa powder
• 3 eggs
• 1 cup prepared maxwell house instant coffee, cooled
• 1/3 cup water
• 3 ripe bananas, mashed
• 1 teaspoon maxwell house instant coffee
• 2 tablespoons milk, warmed
• 1 (250 g) package philadelphia cream cheese, softened
• 3 ounces baker semisweet chocolate, melted
• 2 cups powdered sugar
• 1/2 cup chopped pecans
• chocolate curls (optional)

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350°f.
• 2 grease and flour 2 (9-in.) round cake pans.
• 3 line bottoms of pans with wax paper.
• 4 stir cake mix and cocoa in large bowl.
• 5 add eggs, prepared coffee, water and bananas; beat with electric mixer on low speed 30 seconds, scraping bowl frequently.
• 6 beat on medium speed 2 min; pour evenly into prepared pans.
• 7 bake at 350°f for 30 to 35 min or until toothpick inserted in centre comes out clean.
• 8 cool 10 min; remove from pans.
• 9 immediately remove wax paper.
• 10 cool cake layers completely on wire racks.
• 11 dissolve 1 tsp instant coffee in warm milk.
• 12 beat cream cheese with electric mixer on medium speed until creamy.
• 13 add milk mixture; beat 2 min, then blend in melted chocolate.
• 14 add powdered sugar; beat until smooth and fluffy.
• 15 use to fill and frost cooled cake layers.
• 16 immediately press pecans into frosting on side of cake.
• 17 garnish top with chocolate curls.
• 18 to make chocolate curls: unwrap and heat a square of semi-sweet chocolate for a few seconds in the microwave.
• 19 holding the square firmly in your hand, draw a vegetable peeler over the flat bottom.