Elvis Cake (banana cake with peanut butter and chocolate icing)

 ELVIS CAKE
(Banana Cake, with peanut butter frosting, and cocoa glaze)

Thank to my mom who mentioned to me that Elvis' favorite snack was toast bread with peanut butter, bananas, and chocolate on it. I looked it up online and found an Elvis Cake. I have always enjoyed the combo of peanut butter, chocolate and bananas, but never thought to try it this way until now. It was was gooood! :)

Cake mix:
2 Cups all purpose flour
1-1/2 cups white sugar
1/2 cup butter or shortening
1 cup milk
3-1/2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp salt
1 tsp vanilla
3 eggs
2 mashed bananas
1/2 tsp cinnamon (optional)

Mix together the flour, baking powder and salt and set aside. In large bowl, cream sugar and butter or shortening until light and fluffy. Add eggs one at a time, beating thoroughly after each addition. Add flour mixture alternately with milk, beating until just combined. Finally stir in vanilla, mashed bananas, and cinnamon. Pour batter evenly into two greased 9 round baking pans. Bake at 350 for 35 min or until a wooden toothpick comes out clean when inserted into the center of the cake.

Peanut butter frosting:

2 sticks of butter, room temp.

1 cup smooth peanut butter

4 cups powdered sugar

up to 2 TB milk

In electric mixer cream together the butter and peanut butter until smooth. Add the powdered sugar a cup at a time and use milk to adjust the consistency to your liking.

(I cut this recipe in half and I had plenty to cover the cake and use some in the center.)

Cocoa Glaze:

2 TB butter

2 TB cocoa

2 TB water

1 cup powdered sugar

1/2 tsp vanilla

Melt butter in saucepan over low heat. Stir in cocoa and water. cook, stirring constantly, until mixture thickens. Do NOT boil. remove from heat. Whisk in powdered sugar gradually. Add vanilla and beat with whisk until smooth. Add additional water 1/2 tsp at a time until desired consistency is reached.

(I only had to add one 1/2 tsp extra water and it spread easily and went down the sides with no problem.)

I put peanut butter in the center (hard to see) and a few slices of banana in the center as well.