CHOCOLATE BUTTER CREAM
1 cup sugar
1/4 cup water
6 egg yolks
12 ounces butter, unsalted, softened
6 ounces bittersweet chocolate, melted
In a medium sauce pan, boil sugar and water until the temperature reaches 245 degrees on a sugar thermometer.
Mix egg yolks in an electric mixer. Gradually, pour hot sugar syrup over egg yolk while mixing continuously until mixture is creamy and cool. Beat in butter.
Stir in cooled chocolate.
BANANA CAKE
serves 16
1/2 cup shortening
1 1/4 cups sugar
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/2 cup yogurt
2 1/4 cups flour, all purpose
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 cups banana, mashed
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Cream shortening and sugar.
Beat in the eggs vanilla and yogurt.
Crush the bananas. Sift the remaining dry ingredients. Add to batter. Mix in the bananas.
Grease and flour 2 (9-inch by 3-inch) loaf pans. Bake for 40 to 50 minutes. A cake tester inserted in center of cake should come out clean.
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