Banana cake with dark chocolate ganache

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1. Grease and flour a baking pan. In a large bowl, mix the flour, sugar, cocoa powder, baking powder, and salt.

2. In a separate bowl, whisk together the eggs, bananas, milk, water, oil, and vanilla extract. Pour the wet mixture into the dry ingredients and stir just until combined.

3. Pour the batter into the prepared pan and bake in an oven preheated to 180 °C (350 °F) for 35 to 40 minutes, until a skewer inserted into the center comes out clean. Let the cake cool completely.

4. Chop the chocolate into pieces and place it in a heatproof bowl. In a small saucepan, heat the butter and cream until the mixture starts to bubble gently around the edges.

   Pour the hot cream mixture over the chocolate, let stand for 5 minutes, then stir until smooth.

5. Let the ganache cool completely, then whip it with a hand mixer. Spread it over the cooled cake and serve.

Tip: Whip the cooled ganache only briefly, until it lightens in color and thickens; whipping too long can make it grainy. If it becomes hard in the refrigerator, let it soften on the counter for a little while.

This recipe was translated from the Slovak original: Banánový zákusok s ganache z horkej čokolády