Cooking Instructions
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Step 1
Preheat oven to 275 degrees F (140 degrees C). Grease and flour a 12 cup non-stick bundt pan, or spray with non-stick baking spray.
Step 2
Zest and juice the
Lemon (1)
. Mash the
Bananas (4)
. Soften the
Unsalted Butter (170 g)
.
Step 3
In a small bowl, mix overripe bananas, lemon zest, and lemon juice. Set aside.
Step 4
In a medium bowl, mix
All-Purpose Flour (375 g)
,
Baking Soda (7 g)
, and
Salt (3 g)
. Set aside.
Step 5
In a large bowl, cream unsalted butter and
Granulated Sugar (350 g)
until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Add large
Eggs (3)
, one at a time, incorporating each before adding the next. Stir in
Vanilla Extract (10 mL)
.
Step 6
Blend 1/3 of flour mixture and then add 1/3
Buttermilk (360 mL)
until just blended. Alternate flour and buttermilk until batter is just combined, but be careful not to overbeat. Add banana mixture to batter and mix until just combined.
Step 7
Pour batter into prepared pan and bake in preheated oven for 1 hour and 40 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center of cake comes out clean.
Step 8
Transfer the cake from the oven directly to the freezer (still in the pan) for 45-60 minutes.
Step 9
After cooling in the freezer, transfer cake to a cooling rack for at least 3 hours.
Step 10
Meanwhile, prepare the ganache. Heat
Heavy Cream (120 mL)
in a small saucepan over medium heat, until hot, but not boiling. While heavy cream is heating, finely chop
Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips (115 g)
on a cutting board and transfer to a bowl.
Step 11
Pour hot heavy cream over chocolate and let sit for a few minutes until chocolate softens. Use a whisk to carefully incorporate the heavy cream into the semi-sweet chocolate until glistening and smooth.
Step 12
Invert the cake onto a cake plate or pedestal. Spoon ganache over the cooled cake so that it runs over the ridges. Store cake, covered, in refrigerator for up to 3 days.
