Chocolate-Banana Heaven Cake

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It was very moist and delicious. I served it with ice cream and it was outstanding.

posted by

Jane111633

on 11/9/2008

time

prep:

20 min

total:

55 min

servings

total:

16 servings

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What You Need

pkg. (2-layer size) chocolate cake mix (not pudding in the mix variety)

1/2

cup unsweetened cocoa powder

cup prepared MAXWELL HOUSE Instant Coffee, cooled

medium ripe bananas, mashed

eggs

1/3

cup water

tsp. MAXWELL HOUSE Instant Coffee

Tbsp. milk, warmed

pkg. (8 oz.) PHILADELPHIA Cream Cheese, softened

oz. BAKER'S Semi-Sweet Chocolate, melted

cups powdered sugar

1/2

cup PLANTERS Chopped Pecans

Enjoy serving MAXWELL HOUSE coffee with this delicious recipe.

Make It

PREHEAT oven to 350°F. Grease and flour two 9-inch round cake pans. Cover bottoms of pans with wax paper; set aside.

COMBINE cake mix and cocoa powder in large bowl. Add the prepared coffee, bananas, eggs and water; beat with electric mixer on low speed 30 sec., stopping frequently to scrape bottom and side of bowl. Beat on medium speed 2 min.; pour evenly into prepared pans.

BAKE 30 to 35 min. or until toothpick inserted in centers comes out clean. Cool 10 min.; remove from pans to wire racks. Immediately remove wax paper. Cool cake layers completely.

DISSOLVE 1 tsp. instant coffee in the warm milk. Beat cream cheese with electric mixer on medium speed until creamy. Add milk mixture; beat 2 min. Blend in melted chocolate. Add powdered sugar; beat until light and fluffy. Use to fill and frost cooled cake layers. Immediately press pecans into frosting on side of cake. Garnish with chocolate curls, if desired.

Kraft Kitchens Tips

Size-Wise

Enjoy a serving of this indulgent treat on special occasions.

Variation

Prepare as directed, substituting muffin pans for the round cake pans. Spoon batter evenly into 24 paper-lined medium muffin cups, filling each cup two-thirds full. Bake at 350°F for 25 to 30 min. or until wooden toothpick inserted in centers comes out clean. Cool completely on wire racks before spreading with frosting. Makes 2 doz. or 24 servings, 1 cupcake each.

How to Make Chocolate Curls

Melt 2 oz. BAKER'S Semi-Sweet or Premium White Baking Chocolate as directed on package. Spread into very thin layer on baking sheet. Refrigerate 10 min. or until chocolate is firm, but still pliable. To make curls, push a metal spatula firmly onto bottom of baking sheet, under the chocolate, so the chocolate curls as it is pushed. (If chocolate is too firm, let stand a few minutes at room temperature; refrigerate again if it becomes too soft.)

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angelspike

posted:3/31/2006

Maybe it's just me, but this cake is a lot of work, lol! Very different taste. I liked it, even though the frosting has a touch too much coffee flavor for me, I think I'd cut back on that or leave the coffee out all together if I made it again. Also, did anyone else have a problem with the frosting being very soft? I had to refrigerate the cake immediately to keep it from sliding apart! I even put in more conf. sugar than the recipe called for!

a cook

posted:3/31/2006

Loved the cake but omitted the Coffee. The recipe is wonderful WITHOUT coffee! Would make this cake again.

a cook

posted:3/30/2006

It was very moist,an my family loved it.

baker21892

posted:3/29/2006

Very moist, even though I made the chocolate cake from scratch and not a box. I completely omitted all of the coffee from this recipe because my sister doesn't like it. Bigggg hit, and I would most definitely make this again. I also used walnuts instead of pecans because they go better with chocolate in my opinion.

raven

posted:3/28/2006

This was a BIG hit at work !

typenstitch1

posted:3/28/2006

I baked this cake for a party and all my friends RAVED about it! Incredibly moist! The chocolate curls were the best finishing touch too!

goodies8

posted:3/28/2006

I plan on making this cake for Easter. It looks mouth watering! Thanks Kraft!!

cajun08

posted:3/26/2006

I like coffee, cocoa and chocolate cakes. I think of cream cheese for cheese cakes, but I plan to try the recipe; it's creative.

cathy1459

posted:3/22/2006

I made this recipe this weekend. All my friends wanted the recipe, my husband thought I was amazing as he said it was the best frosting he has had on a cake in a while. Kudos to whom ever congered up this version of chocolate cake.

Dana1061

posted:2/1/2006

My husband and I really like this recipe although for me the texture was a little too dense. I will try it again with using only 3 mashed bananas. The cake itself isn't too rich and the frosting is one of the best I've had.