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Title: Sophisticated Banana Cake
Post by: Jamberie on August 05, 2013, 04:35:11 am
I've called it a sophisticated cake because, it is a little bit more than just a cake...Could be used as a cake to serve for tea or a cake for dessert. Or a cake for any time of day. You decide. Oh and I must mention that the smell of the cardamom makes the house smell just divine!

Inspiration for this recipe is from the Kitchen Heals Soul blog (I was inspired by their styling too). I've tweaked it quite a bit and made it super simple using the TMX.

Ingredients:
3-4 manky (overripe) bananas
100g butter or marg
170g plain flour
2tsp baking soda (bicarbonate of soda)
1/2 tsp salt
2-3 tsp ground cardamom (I like 3)
1 tsp ground nutmeg
1-2 tsp ground cinnamon
200g brown sugar
2 eggs
1 tsp vanilla extract
1/2 cup natural yoghurt

Method:

1)   Preheat the oven to 175oC and grease your preferred pans (I like little bread pans).

2)   If you need to ground your spices, do that now. Then put them aside.

3)   Break your bananas into 3-4cm lengths and put into a microwave safe container. Cook on high for 3 minutes or so until the bananas are visibly mushy (your kitchen should smell very banana-ry right about now).

4)   Put the steaming basket into the TMX. Put the cooked bananas in the steaming basket. Using a silicone spatula or fork, mash the bananas so that the smelly juice strains into the TMX bowl. When you've got most of the juice out of the bananas, put the banana pulp back into your microwaveable container and set it aside.

5)   You should now have banana juice in the bottom of your TMX bowl. Cook the juice for 3min/VaromaTemp/Speed1.5 or until the juice has reduced by about half.

6)   Put the bananas back into the TMX bowl and add all of the other ingredients.

7)   Wizz all the ingredients for 15-20 seconds/Speed5

8)   Pour into your chosen pans and cook for 20-30 minutes (a large loaf may need 35 minutes, small muffins may need 20).

9)   Allow to cool if you can wait that long!

members' comments

Thermesa - Made this - quite delicious. Made it again using baking powder instead of baking soda (bicarbonate of soda) - not so good, a rubbery mess like GiloKez below.

Gert -  I added a bit less sugar, put some mace in, 3 tsp at least of cardamom. DH, who is not fond of banana cake, so he says,   though I have never made one before  declared it delicious. It is a winner. Thanks Jamberie. Yes my house smells great. I put half in the freezer. It came out yesterday and DH ate the lot! Said is was just as nice as fresh.

GiloKez - I just made this and it has turned out to be a huge rubber mess. Sad what did I do wrong I followed it exact.... Dam it smells good though.




Title: Re: Sophisticated Banana Cake
Post by: obbie on August 05, 2013, 04:52:47 am
looks great
Title: Re: Sophisticated Banana Cake
Post by: Cornish Cream on August 05, 2013, 06:32:15 am
I like the addition of cardamom to your recipe Jamberie. ;D Must try this when I get back home.
Title: Re: Sophisticated Banana Cake
Post by: Bedlam on August 05, 2013, 06:33:29 am
Jam,can imagine the smell of the house. Will give it a go when I next have manky bananas
Title: Re: Sophisticated Banana Cake
Post by: Kimmyh on August 05, 2013, 10:50:15 am
Sounds Yummy. I am a bit of a cardamon fan too!
Title: Re: Sophisticated Banana Cake
Post by: Thermesa on September 14, 2013, 01:00:13 pm
Made this today and quite delicious.
Title: Re: Re: Sophisticated Banana Cake
Post by: Jamberie on September 14, 2013, 11:43:37 pm
I'm so pleased to hear you liked this one :) no one else had posted so I thought they didn't like it! It's also on my list for today mmmm, the smell is almost as good as the taste!
Title: Re: Sophisticated Banana Cake
Post by: Thermesa on September 15, 2013, 07:27:19 am
Unfortunately most of it went to the school fete. I bought a bag of almost manky bananas from IGA this weekend for 99c.  I didn't get much juice out of them but perhaps a quick freeze will break down the cell walls
Title: Re: Re: Sophisticated Banana Cake
Post by: Jamberie on September 15, 2013, 07:34:32 am
I didn't get much juice out of my bananas this time either. I added a fresh one and that didn't do too much :-\
Title: Re: Sophisticated Banana Cake
Post by: cookie1 on September 16, 2013, 08:52:39 am
I missed this one. I love the description of manky bananas. I know exactly what you mean though.
Title: Re: Sophisticated Banana Cake
Post by: Thermesa on September 18, 2013, 11:06:44 am
Translated baking soda to be baking powder not bicarbonate soda today (not sure what I used on the weekend). Not a success but not a mistake I will make again. Quite a stodgy pudding consistently but yummy still. Must remember to give it a different name when I serve it up.
Title: Re: Sophisticated Banana Cake
Post by: Jamberie on September 19, 2013, 05:29:53 am
Oh no Thermesa! I hate mixing up ingredients!
Maybe Banana Brownie would sound more appealing :)
Title: Re: Sophisticated Banana Cake
Post by: gertbysea on September 22, 2013, 09:43:22 am
I had three manky bananas so I made this cake about and hour ago. I added a bit less sugar, put some mace in, 3 tsp at least of cardamom.

DH, who is not fond of banana cake, so he says,   though I have never made one before  declaredp it delicious.

It is a winner. Thanks Jamberie. Yes my house smells great.

Gert
Title: Re: Sophisticated Banana Cake
Post by: RosieB on September 22, 2013, 12:10:05 pm
On my 'to do list' for this week. 
School holidays so I hope to have some time to do a bit other that teach DGS Che and then fall exhausted into bed.
Title: Re: Sophisticated Banana Cake
Post by: judydawn on September 22, 2013, 01:51:53 pm
Nice to see you on the forum Rosie and do make time for some 'me time' during the school holidays, you deserve it.
Title: Re: Re: Sophisticated Banana Cake
Post by: Jamberie on September 22, 2013, 02:29:27 pm
I'm so pleased to hear you say is a winner Gert :) I don't know why but I thought you would like this one.

I hope you give it a go Rosie,  it's quite quick to make, despite the number of steps involved (I wrote it in baby steps so I was less likely to make a mistake :) )
Title: Re: Sophisticated Banana Cake
Post by: Thermesa on September 24, 2013, 11:39:03 am
My lid and seal smells delicious after milling cardamom for about 3 days.
Title: Re: Re: Sophisticated Banana Cake
Post by: Jamberie on September 24, 2013, 02:21:39 pm
What a bonus :) I love the smell of cardamom!
Title: Re: Sophisticated Banana Cake
Post by: GiloKez on September 28, 2013, 11:12:01 am
I just made this and it has turned out to be a huge rubber mess. :( what did I do wrong I followed it exact.... Dam it smells good though.
Title: Re: Sophisticated Banana Cake
Post by: Jamberie on September 29, 2013, 01:49:21 am
Oh dear GiloKez! I'm sorry you had problems.
I've only ever had one problem with it and it was when I didn't have any yoghurt and used milk with a squirt of vinegar instead. The texture on the outside was a bit rubbery, but still edible and tasted good. It's not a banana bread style as the crumb on this one is very fine and quite light, but moist at the same time.

I only wonder if maybe it was the particular yoghurt and a combination of the oven temperature/time in oven?
I've found that thick, pot set yoghurt (or even sour cream) is best. Hope this helps :)
Title: Re: Sophisticated Banana Cake
Post by: Thermesa on September 29, 2013, 03:41:53 am
Rubber was what my baking powder version was. I have more bananas this week...
Title: Re: Sophisticated Banana Cake
Post by: Jamberie on September 29, 2013, 03:50:47 am
Rubber was what my baking powder version was. I have more bananas this week...

Ah yes of course! I've made some rubber cakes when I've forgotten the baking power/soda too!
Title: Re: Sophisticated Banana Cake
Post by: GiloKez on October 02, 2013, 08:08:11 am
Maybe not enough Baking Soda :( ok I'll try again. Haven't made a rubber cake since I was 11 lol it brought back childhood memories ;)
Title: Re: Sophisticated Banana Cake
Post by: gertbysea on October 02, 2013, 11:37:34 am
When I made this the other day I put half in the freezer. It came out yesterday and DH ate the lot! Said is was just as nice as fresh.

Gert
Title: Re: Re: Sophisticated Banana Cake
Post by: Jamberie on October 02, 2013, 11:40:06 am
Yes, I think it is just as nice from the freezer too. I make the little ones (as in the pic) and freeze then wrapped individually (helps with portion control too!)