It’s delightful and delicious. It’s a triple-layer cake with a surprise inside. Such a winning flavor combination means just one thing--you’ll be a champ just for baking it!
Chocolate-Banana-Peanut Butter Delight
- Prep Time 60 min
- Total 2 hr 40 min
- Servings 16
- Ingredients 28
Ingredients
Chocolate Cake
- 1/2 cup butter or margarine, softened
- 1 1/4 cups granulated sugar
- 2 eggs
- 3 envelopes (1 oz each) premelted unsweetened baking chocolate
- 3/4 cup milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 2 cups Gold Medal™ all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup sour cream
Banana Cake
- 1/2 cup butter or margarine, softened
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1 egg
- 3/4 cup mashed ripe bananas (1 1/2 medium)
- 1/4 cup sour cream
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
- 1/2 teaspoon banana extract
- 1 cup Gold Medal™ all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
Easy Peanut Butter Frosting
- 1 cup butter or margarine, softened
- 1 cup creamy peanut butter
- 4 cups powdered sugar
- 1/4 cup milk
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
Garnish
- Peanuts, if desired
- Chocolate chips, if desired

Make With
Gold Medal Flour
Instructions
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Step1Heat oven to 350°F. Grease and flour three 8- or 9-inch round cake pans. In medium bowl, beat 1/2 cup butter and 1 1/4 cups granulated sugar with electric mixer on medium speed, scraping bowl occasionally, until blended. Beat in 2 eggs, one at a time. Beat in chocolate, 3/4 cup milk and 1 teaspoon vanilla. Beat in remaining chocolate cake ingredients on low speed, scraping bowl constantly. Divide batter evenly between 2 pans.
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Step2Bake 25 to 30 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes; remove from pans to cooling rack. Cool completely, about 1 hour.
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Step3In medium bowl, beat 1/2 cup butter and 1/2 cup granulated sugar with electric mixer on medium speed, scraping bowl occasionally, until blended. Beat in 1 egg; beat 1 minute. Beat in bananas, 1/4 cup sour cream, 1/2 teaspoon vanilla and the banana extract. Beat in remaining banana cake ingredients on low speed, scraping bowl constantly. Pour into remaining pan.
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Step4Bake 23 to 25 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes; remove from pan to cooling rack. Cool completely, about 1 hour.
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Step5In medium bowl, beat 1 cup butter with electric mixer on medium speed until fluffy. Beat in peanut butter, 1/2 cup of the powdered sugar, 1/4 cup milk and 1/2 teaspoon vanilla. Gradually beat in remaining 3 1/2 cups powdered sugar, beating after each addition until smooth.
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Step6Place 1 chocolate cake layer on serving plate; spread with 1/3 cup frosting. Place banana cake layer on frosted layer; spread with 1/3 cup frosting. Top with chocolate cake layer. Frost side and top of cake with remaining frosting. Garnish with peanuts and chocolate chips. Store in refrigerator.
Nutrition
355
Calories
18 g
Total Fat
5 g
Protein
45 g
Total Carbohydrate
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 355
- Calories from Fat
- 160
- Total Fat
- 18 g
- Saturated Fat
- 11 g
- Cholesterol
- 80 mg
- Sodium
- 330 mg
- Potassium
- 160 mg
- Total Carbohydrate
- 45 g
- Dietary Fiber
- 2 g
- Protein
- 5 g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 12%
- 12%
- Vitamin C
- 0%
- 0%
- Calcium
- 4%
- 4%
- Iron
- 5%
- 5%
Exchanges:
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