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Thermomix Recipes for TM5 and TM31 => Cakes => Topic started by: achookwoman on June 01, 2014, 07:34:14 am
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Best banana Cake ever, says DH. I had given up making banana cake as they somehow always seem to taste the same. This one doesn't. This is not what it is called in "Country Living" where the inspiration came from. There it is called, Coffee, Banana and Cardamon Loaf. I have adapted it to the TMX and made other minor changes.
Ingredients
225 Raisins
150 mls hot water
2 generous teaspoons of good quality Instant Coffee
2 Tablespoons of Rum
110 g butter softened
140g Dark brown Sugar
generous teaspoon of ground cardamon
2 eggs
2 ripe bananas, ( 180 peeled weight)
225 Self raising flour
1/4 teaspoon of Bi carb soda.
Set Oven to 180 o or 160 FF.
Method
In a bowl, place Raisins , coffee and Rum and pour boiling water over and stir.
Collect together rest of ingredients and line a loaf tin 21 x 11cm.
Into TMX bowl place butter, sugar ,eggs .and cardamon
Mix speed 5 for 1 1/2 minutes.
Scrape down sides and mix, speed 5 for 15 seconds
Add banana and mix speed 5, 20 seconds.
Add carb soda and flour and mix on KNEAD until incorporated. Just a few seconds.
Add raisin mixture and mix for 5 seconds, or until mixed through.
Scrape into lined baking dish. I use one which measures 21 x 11 cm.
Bake for 1 hour, testing and for further time if needed.
Ice if required
275g. Icing sugar
2 teaspoons of Rum
1 teaspoon of coffee dissolved in a little boiling water. Enough water to make a soft but not runny icing.
Alternatively make muffins (20). Bake for 20 minutes, same temperature.
Members' comments
Cookie - It is really nice, the flavours are incredible. I was very bad and tasted an entire slice before it was fully cooled. Thank you for the recipe. It will become a firm favourite round here.
jeninwa - Made this yesterday, thanks to my friend who gave me some very ripe bananas, I used crio instead of coffee and DH's spiced rum and it's delicious, half went to my friend and there's not much left of the other half DH loves it.
JD - As everyone says Chookie, this is a delicious recipe. I made the muffins as they were quicker and also it means I wouldn't be able to cut myself a slice too thick. I used Malibu and had no cardamom powder so used equal quantity of that spice Jaggery you bought here for me ages ago as that is cardamom based.
JulieO - I have to agree with everyone, it's really delicious!
I didn't line the base of my tin as I didn't have any paper left but I hoped for the best. It did stick in places and a big lot pulled away when I upended it. Doesn't matter in the scheme of things as this was just for us, but I will make sure next time I use baking paper.
Nicest cake I've made for quite some time. Thanks for a 'different' banana cake Chookie, this recipe will be kept for sure.
Bonsai - This is a very moist tasty easy cake. DH ignored the last banana bread I made (until I warmed it up and served it with ice-cream), but this bread disappeared mysteriously over a couple of days despite family members swearing they hadn't taken a bite !
CC - Another winning recipe Chookie. Delicious.
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Sounds lovely Chookie (and a bit different). Just need to buy some bananas and wait until they are ready. :D
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Chookie that looks a really moist, delicious cake.
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Thank you Chookie. It looks so lovely and moist. I will get some soggy bananas and make it.
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Chookie can you please measure your loaf tin. I have a few different sized tins.
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Thanks so much for sharing this recipe. It looks delicious.
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Yum!
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Chookie can you please measure your loaf tin. I have a few different sized tins.
21 x 11 cm. same as I often us for bread. Odd size !!
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It looks wonderful Chookie.thanks for the recipe :-* :-*
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Made 20 muffins. Baked for 20 minutes, same temperature.
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Perfect Chookie 8)
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I have just put this in the oven. The raw mix is scrumptious. You can't taste the rum and there is just the hint of banana and cardamom. It will have to be good when it is cooked to beat the raw mix. I do love scraping the bowl.
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Cookie, hope you like it. Ral wants me to make 20 to take to the Farmers Market. ,! He has to be joking.
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Ral is 100% correct. It is really nice the flavours are incredible. I was very bad and tasted an entire slice before it was fully cooled. Thank you for the recipe. It will become a firm favourite round here.
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Cookie glad you liked it. Warm slice, lovely. Keeps very well, if you can keep away from it.
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I only have white rum in the cupboard and don't want to buy a bottle of ordinary rum Chookie, could I use that or use some other alcohol perhaps - or even leave it out?
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I only have white rum in the cupboard and don't want to buy a bottle of ordinary rum Chookie, could I use that or use some other alcohol perhaps - or even leave it out?
Judy, I think white rum would be fine. Brandy would also be ok. Don't leave it out. Could try Rum essence which isn't very expensive.
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Thanks Chookie, I have brandy.
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I can't keep away from it Chookie. It is delicious. All 3 of us have a full slice with coffee. Thanks again.
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We ate 1/2 in 2 days, so gave other 1/2 away.
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I think ours may last 3 days. We have eaten half in 24 hours though. ;D ;D ;D
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Is the coffee flavor very strong in this recipe? Could I substitute for something else like crio or chocolate
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Is the coffee flavor very strong in this recipe? Could I substitute for something else like crio or chocolate
Jen, why. .? Don't like coffee or can't have it. Not really strong. Could try chocolate or Ecco.
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Not a tea or coffee drinker don't like the taste of either.
What's Ecco? Never heard of it.
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Jeninwa crio would be lovely.
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Not a tea or coffee drinker don't like the taste of either.
What's Ecco? Never heard of it.
Jeninwa - it's an instant cereal beverage that's free of caffeine
Made from barley & malted barley (63%), rye and chicory
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Thanks GF.
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Our cake is almost finished. DH brought some more very dead bananas back from his Mum so I'm going to make Tenina's Aunt Debbie's Banana Bread this time.
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Our cake is almost finished. DH brought some more very dead bananas back from his Mum so I'm going to make Tenina's Aunt Debbie's Banana Bread this time.
Let us know how it goes.
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Made this yesterday, thanks to my friend who gave me some very ripe bananas, I used crio instead of coffee and DH's spiced rum and it's delicious, half went to my friend and there's not much left of the other half DH loves it.
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As everyone says Chookie, this is a delicious recipe. I made the muffins as they were quicker and also it means I wouldn't be able to cut myself a slice too thick ;D I used Malibu and had no cardamom powder so used equal quantity of that spice Jaggery you bought here for me ages ago as that is cardamom based.
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It is a really tasty cake. I have never used cardamom in a cake before but was glad I did in this. I loved the taste.
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It is a really tasty cake. I have never used cardamom in a cake before but was glad I did in this. I loved the taste.
Cookie, I have posted a biscuit recipe, ages ago. It has Cardamon in it and it is one of my favourite biscuits. The base is a very short dough and the biscuit has a blob of jam on top before baked. I called them Linzer Torte Biscuits.
Judy, sounds like good subs. Ral and I have just had a muffin each for afternoon tea. They were a week old. Still very good. Did you notice the pretty patty cases in the muffin photo. .? Thanks
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Yes I did Chookie. Do you spray yours before filing? I did today and found them so much easier to remove from the wrapper. I took 3 warm ones into Mum and she was very impressed with them.
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Judy, didn't spray them. Came out quite easily. Glad mum liked them.
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I made this today and I have to agree with everyone, it's really delicious!
I didn't line the base of my tin as I didn't have any paper left but I hoped for the best. It did stick in places and a big lot pulled away when I upended it. Doesn't matter in the scheme of things as this was just for us, but I will make sure next time I use baking paper.
Nicest cake I've made for quite some time. Thanks for a 'different' banana cake Chookie, this recipe will be kept for sure. :D
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Julie, that is praise indeed. I am so pleased you liked it.
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My husband loves the banana loaf in the recipe book...but this one sounds 100 times more delicious!!! I'm pretty sure he will love it!! I never used cardamon. Can it be replaced with something else??
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Valu, you could replace the Cardamon with nutmeg but it won't be the same . In is a very nice combination. The Cardamon isn't expensive and you can add it to short bread biscuits.
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Valu you can barely taste the cardamom. I was worried my mob wouldn't like it but they didn't comment. It adds a lovely mysterious taste.
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thanks! worth to try then!!! ;D ;D
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This is a very moist tasty easy cake. DH ignored the last banana bread I made (until I warmed it up and served it with icecream), but this bread disappeared mysteriously over a couple of days despite family members swearing they hadn't taken a bite !
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This is a very moist tasty easy cake. DH ignored the last banana bread I made (until I warmed it up and served it with icecream), but this bread disappeared mysteriously over a couple of days despite family members swearing they hadn't taken a bite !
You've got Cake Gremlins Bonsai :D :D :D I have them in my house too ;)
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Shame the gremlins don't like cleaning or gardening in repayment for cake
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So very true Bonsai :D :D
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Bonsai, glad the gremlins liked it.
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Another winning recipe Chookie.Delicious. ;D
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Thanks CC. Glad you like it .
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Chookie, do the raisins absorb all the liquid? I found there was about 3 tablespoons of liquid still left and did not know whether to mix it in the batter or throw it out. My raisins were quite old and dry. I threw it out. The cake still turned out delicious.
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Courton, I don't remember if my raisins absorbed all the liquid but I would throw it all in to the mix regardless!
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I don't think I had that much liquid left, but I threw it all in.
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Good to know. Thanks.
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If licking the bowl is anything to go by this is gunna be good . Had to make something to use the leftover custard I HAD to make. DH will be blissful.
In the oven now.
Gert
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It is truly bl.......y amazing Gert. The rum really lifts it.
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have the fellows coming to do the drive next week. will be here for morning tea and lunch for 2 days. might make this for one morning tea. wonder how they will be driving after the rum. !!
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DH brought home some very soggy Bananas from MIL on Saturday. Naturally I soaked some sultanas and made this delicious cake.
Bananas just don't seem to get black and yukky around here.
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Cookie, good way to use up those bananas. Too expensive to chuck.
This cake freezes very well.
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The three big piggies in this house will eat it very happily Chookie.
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The three big piggies in this house will eat it very happily Chookie.
Ha! I have to freeze it so that this big piggy doesn't gobble it.
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Made this after seeing Cookie's comment on one of the post as I had 2 veryyy ripe bananas :)
It is superrrr moist and yumm, in fact ended up eating two slices as I was feeling low, had a good excuse ;)
Thanks Chookie!!!
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Thanks for bumping this thermilover. I'd forgotten I even made it but it will certainly be on my list to do again.
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I made it a couple of days ago. I forgot to photograph it. DD took so me to work and DH to car club, however I did sneek a piece or two before it went.
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Thermilover, glad you enjoyed it.