Chocolate Banana Cake

Chocolate Chiffon Cake 6" Mini Cake

Ingredients
(A)
1 egg yolk (60g)
20g caster sugar
40g Self raising flour
1/4 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp Bicarbonate of soda
20ml corn oil

(B)
10g cocoa powder + 60g hot water

(C)
1 1/2 egg white (60g)
1/8 tsp cream of tartar
50g caster sugar

Method
1) Put greaseproof paper at bottom of pan, do not grease side. Preheat oven at 175C.
2)Mix (A) together.
3) Add (B) into (A) and mix till smooth with a wooden spoon. (It should be thick but not lumpy)
4) Whisk egg white with cream of tartar till foamy, then add caster sugar gradually.
5) Whisk till egg white mixture is fluffy but not too stiff.
6) Fold egg white mixture into egg yolk mixture gently.
7) Do not overfold or else the batter will be deflated.
8) Bake at temperature 175 C for 50min or till cooked.
9) Invert the pan and wait till it cools to remove cake. When cooled, cut into 3 layers.

Fillings
Ingredient (chocolate mousse)
40g chocolate couverture (melted)
100g whipped topping cream

4 bananas sliced

Method
1) Melt the chocolate with a double boiler.
2) Whip of the topping cream till soft peak. Add the lukewarm chocolate to the whipped cream.
3) Mix till well combined.
4) Place a layer of cake at the base, cover with chocolate mousse, place banana slices around the cake.
5) Place second layer of cake on top, cover with chocolate mousse and banana slices and place the last layer of cake on top.
6) Cover the whole cake with chocolate mousse and refrigerate till mousse becomes more firm.
7) Cover the whole cake with the chocolate ganache and decorate as desired.

Ganache
Ingredients
80g couverture (melted)
50ml whipped topping cream
20g milk
10g cooking oil

Method
1) Melt couverture with double boiler.
2) Add in whipped topping cream, milk and cooking oil.
3) Stir till thicken.

Note: If you want a thinner consistuency add more milk or whipped cream.