Banoffee Cake

Just when you thought banana cake couldn’t get any better… banana cake, salted caramel, and cream cheese frosting!

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Ingredients

• Cake:

  190g butter

  1 1/4 cup sugar

  vanilla

  3 eggs

  1 1/4 cup mashed bananas (around 3)

  2 1/4 cup flour

  1 tbsp baking powder

  1/2 tsp baking soda

  1/3 cup milk

• Cream:

  1/2 cup sugar

  1/2 cup cream

  200g cream cheese

  vanilla

• Salted Caramel:

  1/2 cup sugar

  3 tbsp butter

  1/2 cup cream

  1/2 tsp salt

• To assemble: 1 banana, sliced

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Method

Cake:

• Preheat the oven to 180°C. Grease a bundt pan.

• In a stand mixer, beat the butter, sugar, and vanilla until light and fluffy.

• Add the eggs and mashed bananas, then the dry ingredients and milk.

• Pour the cake mixture into the pan. Bake the cake for about 45 minutes. Allow to cool completely.

Cream:

• In a stand mixer, add all the ingredients until thick and smooth.

Salted Caramel:

• In a pan, heat the sugar on medium heat until melted and caramelized.

• Once melted, stir in the butter. Next, pour in the cream and salt.

• Stir until everything is combined.

Assembly:

• Cut the cooled cake into 3 layers.

• Pour caramel on the first layer, using a piping bag or spoon distribute half of the cream, then lay half of the sliced banana.

• Repeat this step for the second cake layer. Finally, add the third cake layer on top. Decorate the top with the caramel.