Passover Chocolate Banana Cake Food

CHOCOLATE PASSOVER SPONGE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
• Spray a 10-inch tube pan with cooking spray.
• Sift matzo cake meal with potato starch into a bowl; set aside.
• Place egg yolks into a large mixing bowl and beat with an electric mixer on medium speed until light, about 3 minutes.
• Slowly beat 1 cup sugar into the egg yolks; continue beating until mixture is thick and pale, about 5 more minutes. Beat cocoa powder into the egg yolk mixture until thoroughly combined.
• Beat egg whites with an electric mixer fitted with clean beaters in a separate bowl until foamy. Gradually beat in 1/2 cup sugar and continue to beat until egg whites hold stiff peaks.
• Lightly stir matzo cake meal mixture and coffee into egg yolk-cocoa mixture.
• Gently fold 1/3 of the egg whites into the batter, retaining as much volume as possible. Fold in remaining egg whites, mixing just until no white streaks remain. Gently mix in chopped walnuts.
• Spoon the batter evenly into the prepared tube pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven until top of cake shows small cracks and springs back when lightly pressed, about 45 minutes.
• Run a knife around the sides of cake to loosen from the pan. Invert cake onto a wire rack to cool.

PASSOVER CHOCOLATE BANANA CAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350ºF.
• Lightly grease 13x9x2-inch baking pan.
• Beat egg yolks with 2/3 cup sugar in medium bowl until thick and light in color.
• Combine potato starch and cocoa; gradually add to egg mixture, beating until well blended.
• Stir in bananas.
• Beat egg whites in a large bowl until foamy.
• Gradually add remaining 1/4 cup sugar, beating until stiff peaks form.
• Stir about 1/2 cup beaten whites into cocoa mixture.
• Gently fold cocoa mixture into remaining egg white mixture, blending well.
• Spoon batter into prepared pan; sprinkle almonds on top.
• Bake 25 to 30 minutes until top springs back when touched lightly in center.
• Cool completely in pan on wire rack. (Cake will settle and pull away from edges of pan slightly during cooling).
• Cut into squares.

PASSOVER BANANA MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Coat muffin pan with cooking spray or line with paper liners.
• Beat oil with sugar.
• Add eggs, one at a time.
• Add bananas and combine.
• In a separate bowl, combine matzo meal, potato starch, cream of tarter, baking soda and cinnamon. Blend well.
• Combine dry mix with banana mixture. Do not over-mix.
• Fill prepared muffin tins with batter.
• Bake for 20-25 minutes until tops are brown and toothpick inserted in center comes out with moist crumbs.

PASSOVER CHOCOLATE MOUSSE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350°F (180°C). Line the bottom of a 9-inch (23-cm) springform pan with parchment paper.
• Break up or chop the chocolate and place it in a heatproof bowl with the butter or margarine. Set the bowl over a saucepan of barely simmering water and allow the chocolate and butter to melt, stirring occasionally. When everything has melted, remove from the heat and let cool to room temperature.
• In the meantime, put the egg yolks in a large bowl. In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the whisk attachment, or in a large bowl, using a handheld mixer, whip the egg whites to very firm peaks, about 5 minutes.
• When the melted chocolate mixture has cooled, add it to the egg yolks, along with the sugar, and whisk well.
• Using a rubber spatula, stir about one-third or less of the egg whites into the chocolate mixture to lighten it. Carefully spoon another third of the egg whites on top of the chocolate mixture and gently fold them in. Add the remaining whites and fold them in just until incorporated.
• Transfer half of the batter to another bowl and set aside in the refrigerator.
• Pour the remaining batter into the prepared pan and bake for 20 minutes: it will turn into a soft, moist cake. Remove from the oven and let cool completely in the pan.
• When the cake has reached room temperature, pour the reserved chocolate mousse on top of it. Refrigerate the mousse cake, uncovered, for at least 2 hours, or overnight, until set.
• When you're ready to serve, run a sharp thin-bladed knife around the cake's edges and then remove the sides of the springform pan. Peel the paper from the bottom, and place the cake on a serving platter. Serve cold, decorated with chocolate shavings, if desired.
• Leftover cake will keep in the refrigerator, wrapped in aluminum foil, for a couple of days.

PASSOVER BANANA COFFEE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease an 8-inch square baking pan.
• Sift matzo cake meal, cream of tartar, baking soda, and salt together in a large bowl.
• Beat butter in a large bowl with an electric mixer until creamy. Add white sugar gradually, beating until butter is fluffy. Beat in mashed banana and egg. Add matzo meal mixture in 3 batches, alternating with milk, beating batter briefly after each addition.
• Spread batter in the prepared cake pan. Sprinkle brown sugar and cinnamon on top.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 30 minutes.