Baked Cake Today - Banana Choc. cake

OK, my cake looks a bit like that.
Supposingly, it should have been deco'd with cream...
I spent RM7.40 for the 200ml cream...
but i failed to make it....
so, too bad lar....
haha....
erm, the taste of the cake is not that gd,
because it should be a low fat n sugar cake, haha....
so , as the cake is lackiong of sweetness, i added banana to make it taste better,
The ingredients are as follows...

A. Chocolate Chiffon Cake
1. 3 egg yolks
2. 98g cake flour - sieved
3. 60g sugar (original recipe - 75g)
4. 25g cocoa powder - mixed with 90ml water
5. 45ml vegetable oil
6. 1/3tsp baking soda - sieved
7. 1/3 tsp baking powder - sieved
8. 3 egg whites
9. 30g sugar (original recipe - 45g)

Steps :

1. Preheat the oven at 350F/180C.
2. Line the bottom of a 8" spring form cake pan.
3. Whisk ingredient # 1~ #7 until smooth. Set aside.
4. In a large mixing bowl, whisk the egg whites until foamy. Add in sugar and continue to whisk until stiff.
5. Fold in mixture # 2 into #3. Lightly stir with spatula to mix well.
6. Pour the cake mixture into lined cake pan.
7. Bake for 40~45 minutes.
8. Remove from the oven, invert the cake and leave for completely cool on the cooling rack.
9. Slice the cake to 3 layers horizontally.

B. Filling
1. 4 ripe banana - slanting cut to 4~5mm slices
2. 450ml whipping cream
3. 3tsp cocoa powder
4. 1 1/3tbsp instant coffee powder
5. 1 tbsp gelatin - dissolved in 35ml warm water
6. 2 tbsp powdered sugar
7. 1 tsp vanilla extract

Steps :
**ONLY PREPARE THE FILLING WHEN THE CAKE IS COMPLETELY COOL**
1. Mix the cocoa powder and coffee powder with 2 tbsp boiled water, stir to mix well.
2. In a large mixing bowl, whisk the cream until stiff.
3. Add in the coffee and cocoa mixture, gelatin, powdered sugar and vanilla extract. Lightly stir it to mix well.

4. Spread the filling onto the first layer of cake.
5. Place the banana slices on top of the filling.
6. Spread the filling again on top of the banana slices.
7. Repeat the same steps for the second layer.
8. Cover the top layer and circumference with the filling.
9. Refrigerate at least 6 hours or overnight before proceed to next step.

C. Chocolate Glaze
1. 300g semi-sweet chocolate chips
2. 100ml whipping cream
3. 30ml evaporated milk
4. 1 tbsp unsalted butter

Steps :
1. Heat the chocolate, cream, milk and butter in microwave for 4~5 minutes or until it completely melted. Stir every 1 minute.

or

1. Heat up the ingredients with the doubled boiler until completely melted.

2. Lets the chocolate glaze slightly cool off.
3. Slowly pour it on top of the chilled cake.


ENJOY !!!