What better way to have one of your five a day than to mix it with cake. A luxurious chocolate and Banoffee Cake This recipe is easy to make and a moist, delicious delight. Perfect for a romantic dinner and a great winter pudding.
Equipment:
3 x 8″ Sandwich Cake tins
Luxury Chocolate Banoffee Cake
A luxurious chocolate and Banoffee Cake This recipe is easy to make and a moist, delicious delight
Course: DessertCuisine: BritishDifficulty: Moderate
Servings
10
servingsPrep time
30
minutesCooking time
50
minutesCalories
620
kcalIngredients
450 g Self Raising Flour
450 g Margarine
450 g Caster Sugar
8 Eggs
3 tbsp Chocolate powder
4 Ripe Bananas
Toffee Sauce
570 ml Double Cream
Chocolate Shavings
Directions
- Beat the margarine and sugar together until light and fluffy- gradually mix in your beaten eggs.
- Sieve the flour bit by bit into the mixture and fold in.
- Peel and mash your bananas and mix in.
- Add the chocolate powder – mix everything together.
- Line 3 x 8″ sandwich tins and fill with the mixture in equal amounts.
- Cook in the oven 180 Degrees for 40-50 minutes. Checking on them regularly to make sure that they don’t burn.
- Leave the cakes to cool fully and set aside.
- Mix all your double cream to make whipped cream.
- Level your three cakes and sandwich them together using a layer of whipped cream and lashings of toffee sauce – top the cake again with whipped cream and toffee sauce and some chocolate shavings or sprinkles (you could add some more sliced banana on top if you would like).
- Serve on your best china and why not treat yourself and have hot chocolate with cream and sprinkles to wash it all down.
Enjoy !
N.b Don’t forget that as you are using fresh cream any leftovers will need to be kept in the fridge
