Name: Banana caramel cakes
Cook time: 55 min
Total time: 55 min
Ingredients: 90 gram butter, softened; 1/2 cup (110g) firmly packed light brown sugar; 2 eggs; 1/2 cup (75g) self-raising flour; 1/2 cup (75g) plain (all-purpose) flour; 1/2 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda (baking soda); 1/2 teaspoon mixed spice; 2/3 cup mashed overripe banana; 1/3 cup (80g) sour cream; 2 tablespoon milk; 375 gram canned caramel; 1/2 cup (125ml) thickened cream, whipped; 2 bananas (400g), sliced thinly; 100 gram dark (semi-sweet) eating chocolate

Ingredients

90 gram butter, softened

1/2 cup (110g) firmly packed light brown sugar

2 eggs

1/2 cup (75g) self-raising flour

1/2 cup (75g) plain (all-purpose) flour

1/2 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda (baking soda)

1/2 teaspoon mixed spice

2/3 cup mashed overripe banana

1/3 cup (80g) sour cream

2 tablespoon milk

375 gram canned caramel

1/2 cup (125ml) thickened cream, whipped

2 bananas (400g), sliced thinly

100 gram dark (semi-sweet) eating chocolate

Method

1.Preheat oven to 180°C/350°F. Line 12-hole (⅓ -cup/80ml) muffin pan with paper cases.

2.Beat butter, sugar and eggs in small bowl with electric mixer until light and fluffy.

3.Stir in sifted dry ingredients, banana, sour cream and milk. Divide mixture into paper cases; smooth surface.

4.Bake about 20 minutes. Stand cakes in pan 5 minutes before turning, top-side up, onto wire rack to cool. Remove paper cases from cold cakes.

5.Fold 2 tablespoons of the caramel into cream.

6.Cut cakes horizontally into three slices. Re-assemble cakes with remaining caramel and sliced banana. Top cakes with caramel-flavoured cream.

7.Using a vegetable peeler, grate chocolate; sprinkle over cake tops.

This recipe also makes 6 texas muffins (¾-cup/180ml); bake about 25 minutes. Two large (460g) overripe bananas will give 1 cup mashed banana.
Note

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