The banana toffee cake recipe is a play on sticky toffee pudding, but made with mashed bananas (instead of the dates) and maple syrup (instead of the golden syrup, which is quite popular in the UK, but hard to find in North America).
You can serve the banana cake topped with toffee sauce and thin slices of banana (flambéed in rum, if you are feeling fancy and ambitious). You can also serve the cake with homemade ice cream, like this vanilla bean ice cream would be perfect, or cardamom ice cream.
This fabulous cake recipe was tweaked from Bon Appétit's March 2011 issue, page 103.
Banana toffee cake
This banana toffee cake recipe is like a sticky banana cake, a play on sticky toffee pudding made with mashed banana and a maple toffee sauce.
Servings 12
Calories 457kcal
Equipment
Ingredients
Maple toffee sauce
- 330 mL (1 ⅓ cups) whipping cream (35 % fat)
- 100 grams (½ cup) light brown sugar
- 125 mL (½ cup) pure maple syrup medium grade
- 58 grams (¼ cup) unsalted butter
- 0.625 mL (⅛ teaspoon) Diamond Crystal fine kosher salt
- 15 mL (1 tablespoon) spiced or dark rum
Sticky banana cake
- 250 grams (2 cups) bleached all-purpose flour
- 22.5 mL (1½ teaspoon) baking powder
- 170 grams (¾ cup) unsalted butter room temperature
- 135 grams (⅔ cup) dark brown sugar
- 2 large egg(s) room temperature
- 250 mL (1 cup) mashed banana I used 4 small frozen bananas, thawed to room temperature before mashing
- 15 mL (1 tablespoon) spiced or dark rum
- 7.5 mL (1½ teaspoon) pure vanilla extract
To serve:
- 1 banana sliced thinly, you can flambée the banana, if you love fire,
- Vanilla bean ice cream
Instructions
For the maple toffee sauce:
- In a medium saucepan, bring the toffee sauce ingredients to a boil over medium heat, whisking often.
- Reduce the heat to medium-low, and let the sauce gently simmer for about 15 minutes, until it’s reduced to about 1-½ cups. Be sure to keep stirring the sauce to avoid it sticking to and burning on the bottom of the pan.
- The sauce is ready when it coats the back of a wooden spoon. When the pan is off the heat, add the rum.
- You can either use it right away or store it in the fridge for the next day. Just reheat it in the microwave for a minute or so.
For the cake
- Preheat the oven to 350°F. Grease and flour an 8×8-inch square, metal baking pan (a brownie pan). Be sure to tap out the excess flour.
- Whisk together the flour and baking powder in a small bowl. Set aside for later.
- In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, cream the butter and the brown sugar until smooth.
- Add the eggs, one at a time, mixing well with each addition, and scraping down the bowl as needed.
- Add the mashed banana, rum, and vanilla, and mix well.
- With the mixer on low, add the dry ingredients slowly, in 4 additions, scraping down the bowl between additions. Mix the batter until the flour is combined.
- Spread the batter in the prepared pan, and bake the cake for 35–38 minutes (or until a tester comes out clean).
- Remove the pan from the oven and place on a cooling rack. Pour half a cup of the toffee sauce over the hot cake, and return the pan to the oven.
- Continue baking for 6 minutes. The sauce will bubble,
- Remove the pan from the oven, and let the cake cool slightly (if serving warm), or completely (if serving later) in the pan.
To serve
- Cut the cake into 9 servings.
- Serve each piece of cake with several spoonfuls of warm toffee sauce, a couple slices of banana, and a scoop of ice cream. Pass around the toffee sauce because your guests will want more.
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Nutrition
Calories: 457kcal | Carbohydrates: 51g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 27g | Saturated Fat: 16g | Cholesterol: 106mg | Sodium: 52mg | Potassium: 405mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 29g | Vitamin A: 938IU | Vitamin C: 3mg | Calcium: 140mg | Iron: 1mg
kitchenarian says
This cake looks delicious! I always believe that when I have a dinner party that if the dessert is incredible then nothing else matters. This looks like an incredible dessert. Great job!
Tiffany says
I love maple syrup! This cake sounds awesome!
Wilde in the Kitchen says
I never have people over either, so much work! Looks like your party was a hit. This dessert looks delicious, thanks for sharing!
RavieNomNoms says
HOLY YUM! 2 helpings please!
Celia says
Those banana cakes look delicious; looks like the party went well! I always find things go best if I plan in advance...and laugh a lot if things get crazy.
Evan @swEEts says
Unlike you, I love hosting dinner parties! I love the idea of making food for friends and family.. this cake would be a perfect addition to any party 🙂
Jan says
Thanks everyone! I think planning everything in advance was key, and also, the yummy-ness of the dessert helped make it a success (sugar-induced euphoria!).
Now that I've thrown one dinner party, properly (this is key), I'd totally do it again!
Joy says
The cake looks great.
Mr. Capoeira Sydney says
What a neat post! Looking forward for more post from you. Thank you for sharing!
Torviewtoronto says
delicious looking combination looks wonderful