Name: Caramelized Banana Cake
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 14
Ingredients: 6 ripe bananas; 200 g (1 cup) of sugar (for caramel); 180 g (3/4 cup) of butter; 200 g (1 cup) of sugar; 6 large eggs; 250 g (2 cups) of T55 wheat flour without baking powder; 1 heaping teaspoon of ground cinnamon; 1 teaspoon of vanilla essence; 1 heaping teaspoon of baking powder; Butter for greasing; 1 round cake tin with a 30 cm (12 inch) diameter

Neuza Costa

17 May, 2023

This cake, besides being extremely delicious, has the advantage of being the perfect recipe to use up ripe bananas that people usually don't like to eat.

5.0 (1 ratings)

Ingredients

Instructions

1

In a saucepan, put 200 g (1 cup) of sugar and 150 ml (2/3 cup) of water.
Stir and let it boil until it reaches the caramel stage.

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2

When the caramel is dark, pour it into the tin and quickly spread it evenly.
Let the tin cool and when it's cold, grease it with butter.

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3

Peel the bananas.
Cut them into slices and spread them over the bottom of the tin.

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4

In a bowl, put the remaining 200 g (1 cup) of sugar and the butter.
If it is very hard, soften it slightly in the microwave.
Beat until it becomes a cream.

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5

While beating, add the vanilla essence, cinnamon, and eggs one by one to the cream.
After everything is well beaten, gradually add the flour and baking powder.
Beat just until everything is well mixed.
Spread the dough over the bananas.

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6

Bake in a preheated oven at 180°C (350°F) for approximately 35 minutes.
Before removing the cake from the oven, check if it is cooked with a toothpick.
After the cake is cooked, remove it and turn it out immediately so that the caramel doesn't start to solidify.

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