Banana Coconut Cake

What do you do when you have a few bananas that is slowly turning into brown and no longer appetizing.  You make a cake out of it.  Its recommended to use bananas that have really turned brown and sort of mushy.

I wanted something different instead of the usual bananas and nuts or chocolate chips. I found this recipe and at baking.food and it was definitely worth to make them.  I made mine using a 10" springform tube pan just similar to the picture shown below. You get this beautiful sweet aroma when the cake is being baked.

As I made this cake for a friend who just moved into a new house,  I took the big piece and left the little one.  I had time to indulge on it 2 days later, not only it was still moist and soft, it was delicious and awesome.  My soon to be teenager son had one bite and decided to ask for more.



Courtesy of Mr Google.



The dark brown line that divides the cake is a mixture of brown sugar, desiccated coconut and spices.

This is what you get when you used this type springform - a big piece and eenie weenie cute one
Banana Coconut Cake
source :  www. baking.food.com

Ingredients
1/2 cup butter
1 cup sugar
3 eggs
1 cup mashed ripe banan
1/2 cup buttermilk
1 tsp vanilla extract
2 1/4 cups flour
1tsp baking soda
1tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 cup grated coconut - I used desiccated coconut
1/2 cup brown sugar
1 tsp cinnamon powder
1 tsp tsp ginger powder

Directions
 1.  In a small bowl, mix the coconut, brown sugar, cinnamon and ginger.  Set aside
2.  Grase and flour a 9" tube pan.
3.  Cream butter and sugar.  Beat in eggs 1 at a time
4.  Add bananas, buttermilk and vanilla.
5. Sift flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt.  Beat into banana mixture toblend. 
6.  Pour half of the batter into the tube pan.  Sprinkle with half of the coconut mixture.  Add remaining batter and sprinkle with remaining topping - which I forgot to do.
7. Bake at 175C for 50mins or till done.  ( I reduced my temperature to 160C as the pan that I used was dark coloured and cooked for an hour)


Sathiarani



Moist Cheezy Banana Cake

I had 2 bananas that is slowly turning black and I had better do something with it before it ends up in the bin.

I goggled and found this yummy, moist and soft cake from www.tiffinbiru.com  I have tried a few of his recipes and they always turn out fantabulous.

The ingredients are simple and easy to make.  Surely another keeper.

Moist Cheezy Banana Cake

source : http://www.tiffinbiru.com/2012/09/kek-pisang-lembap-berkeju.html

Ingredient

125ml corn oil
3 eggs
115gm flour
1 tsp bicarbonate soda
60gm brown sugar
1/4tsp salt
1 tsp ovallete
drops of banana essence
1/4 cup shredded cheddar cheese
125gm banana - mashed
2 extra bananas- 1 chopped and another slice for decoration

Direction

1.  Pre-heat oven at 175C, greased 8inch tin, lined with parchment paper and grease again.
2.  Mix sugar, salt and ovallete.
3.  Add egg and beat at high speed till it becomes thick and fluffy.
4.  Slow speed, add mashed banana and essence - mix.
5.  Add flour little at a time and mix.
6.  Add oil, cheese and diced banana - mix well with spatula and pour into tin.
7.  Bake for 45mins or so till cook.
8. Remove from oven, cool for a short while, removed from tin and let it cool on a wire rack.  Let it cool down completely.

Enjoy this lovely banana cake...




before ready to be bake



after baking after cooling



Yummy and moist banana cake

Banana Chocolate Rice Cake

I made this cake for my year group's farewell party.  When I brought over it was still warm.  It has this moist kind of an appearance and I personally felt it would be heaven to have it with a dollop of vanilla ice cream when it is lukewarm.

A yummy cake, definitely a keeper's recipe from http://www.tiffinbiru.com/2012/01/kek-pisang-coklat-uraiserius-sedap.html


Ingredients
150gm butter
200gm cake four (I used all purpose flour)
¼ tsb bicarbonate soda
100gm brown sugar (original recipes calls for 150gm)
3 egg
100ml fresh milk
100gm mashed banana
A few drops of banana essence
50gm chocolate rice
1/3 cup of diced bananas
1/4 cup of chopped cashnew nuts ( I used walnut flakes )

Method

• Preheat oven at 170C, greased and lined tin.  I used a 7in x 3in x 3in tin.
• Cream butter and brown sugar till mix well.
• Add egg one at a time, mix till creamy.
• In a low speed, add flour alternate with milk till finish.
• Add in mashed banana, essence, stir well, add in cubed bananas and chocolate rice ( I put the chopped bananas after filling the tray) and followed by cashnew nuts.
• Bake approximately 40-50mins. check cake done, remove from oven, let it cool for about 10mins, then remove it from tin and let it cool down.

Try them and let me know...

Banana Cake

I was suppose to post these recipes before taking off from Qatar, but never got to it...Too many things to do in between

A good pick from http://masak-masak.blogspot.com/

Banana Cake

3 bananas - approximately 227grams (mashed)

3 beaten eggs
170gm sugar
227 plain flour
1 teaspoon soda bicarbonate
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup (118ml) melted butter or oil
1 teaspoon vanilla essence I use banana essence instead.

• Butter and flour the cake tin. Mash the bananas in a measuring cup. If you like pieces of bananas in your cake, leave some bigger pieces intact.  I blend the bananas as I dont like the lumpy pieces.

• Mix the egg and sugar in a bowl until it is well mixed with a hand beater.
• Sift the flour, soda bicarbonate and salt together.
• Add mashed banana and mixed egg to flour mixture and mix together with the hand beater. Pour into the prepared cake tin.
• If using the round ring cake mould, bake for 40 minutes at 180C. I used a loaf pan which took about 50 minutes at 180C. Test the middle of the cake to check if it's cooked before removing from the oven.  I too used a loaf pan...it turned out perfectly well.

Banana Chocolate Cake

http://resipicitarasawan.blogspot.com

I tried this cake many days ago and my children love it...though the recipe calls for a ganache to finish off the recipe, I decided to do without it as it was good as it is. It is easy as it is divided into 2 parts - the wet stuff in one bowl and dry ones into another and mix them and bake voila you have a yummy cake to indulge on...I guess with a scoop of vanilla ice cream to go with, it will be heaven....Lets look at the recipe.

Ingredients for the cake
2 cups (400 grams) granulated white sugar
1 3/4 cups (245 grams) all-purpose flour
3/4 cup (75 grams) cocoa powder
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 large eggs
1 cup mashed ripe bananas (about 2 medium sized bananas)
1 cup (240 ml) warm water
1/2 cup (120 ml) milk
1/2 cup (120 ml) safflower or canola oil
1 1/2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract

Chocolate Ganache Frosting:
8 ounces (227 grams) semisweet or bittersweet chocolate, cut into small pieces
3/4 cup (180 ml) heavy whipping cream
1 tablespoon (14 gram) unsalted butter

Garnish: (optional)
Dried banana chips

Method:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (180 degrees C) and place rack in the center of the oven. Butter, or spray with a non stick vegetable spray, a 9 x 13 inch (23 x 33 cm) pan. Set aside.

In a large bowl whisk together the sugar, flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Set aside.

In another large bowl, whisk together the eggs, mashed bananas, water, milk, oil, and vanilla extract. Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients and stir, or whisk, until combined. You will notice that the batter is quite thin. Pour the batter into the prepared pan and bake for about 35 to 40 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center of the cake comes out clean.

Remove from oven and let cool on a wire rack. When completely cooled, frost with the Ganache.