Below is a recipe for a (let’s face it) pretty unhealthy cake – banoffee and marshmallow to be exact. However, don’t feel too bad, one slice won’t do you any harm, and it is amazing! Follow the instructions and you’ll have people begging for another slice.
Allow half an hour for prep and 50 minutes for baking.
Ingredients
3 large bananas, 165 grams of butter, 165 grams brown sugar, 325 grams self raising flour, 4 eggs, 4 tbsp milk, 1 tbsp of baking powder, 1 tbsp of cinnamon, 300ml double cream, 50g marshmallows, 450g jar of caramel
Instructions
1. Put the butter and sugar into a bowl and mix together until you have created a smooth pale paste. In a separate bowl mix together the flour, cinnamon and baking powder.
2. Start cracking the eggs into the butter and sugar paste adding a tablespoon of the flour / cimmamon / baking powder mixture with each egg. Once all the eggs are well mixed in add the milk and the remaining flour mixture and stir together well.
3. In a bowl peel two bananas and use an electric blender (or masher) to create a smooth banana paste. Add this to the mixture and fold together well.
4. Grease the bottom of a 21cm cake tin. Spoon the cake mixture in evenly over the surface and put in the oven. Bake for around 45 minutes, until a fork inserted into the cake (in the middle somewhere) comes out clean of cake mixture.
5. When the cake is baked well enough turn the oven off and leave it to stand. Once most of the heat has gone take it out the tin and leave to stand on a wire cake rack to cool fully.
6. Now the sponge has been made you can concentrate on the filling. Whip the cream until is becomes really thick. Cut the last banana into really small pieces and put in the cream. Mix it up. Then take some the marshmallows and cut these up into equally small pieces and add to the cream. Mix well.
7. Very close to the finishing line now. Take a long serrated knife and cut the cake into three equally sized layers. In each layer create a filling of caramel and cream, so you end up with a Big Mac style cake – three slices of bread (the sponge) and two burgers (the filling). If you have any remaining caramel and cream use this on top, and then decorate the top with anything you have left over – marshmallows, or crushed chocolate. Finally serve to some very happy diners!
For a delicious banoffee pie recipe click the link!