Name: Banana Almond Cake with Toffee Sauce
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 70 min
Total time: 100 min
Yield: 8-10
Ingredients: 1 1/4 cups mashed banana; 2/3 cup sour cream; 175g butter, chopped, room temperature; 1 1/2 cups caster sugar; 1 tsp vanilla extract; 3 eggs; 1 3/4 cups self-raising flour; 1/2 cup almond meal; 1 cup thickened cream, whipped; Toffee Sauce; 1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar; 1/2 cup thickened cream; TIP: You'll need about 3 large overripe bananas. Make the cake and sauce up to a day ahead. Keep the cake in an airtight container. Keep sauce in the fridge. Warm sauce before serving.

Banana Almond Cake with Toffee Sauce

A heavenly dessert to spoil everyone!

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Serves 8-10

Prep

30M

Cook

1H 10M

Resting

10M

Total

1H 40M

Ingredients

1 1/4 cups mashed banana

2/3 cup sour cream

175g butter, chopped, room temperature

1 1/2 cups caster sugar

1 tsp vanilla extract

3 eggs

1 3/4 cups self-raising flour

1/2 cup almond meal

1 cup thickened cream, whipped

Toffee Sauce

1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar

1/2 cup thickened cream

TIP: You’ll need about 3 large overripe bananas. Make the cake and sauce up to a day ahead. Keep the cake in an airtight container. Keep sauce in the fridge. Warm sauce before serving.

Method

Step 1

Grease a 22cm round cake pan. Line the base and side with baking paper, extending the paper 2cm above the pan edge.

Step 2

Combine banana and sour cream in a bowl.

Step 3

Beat the butter, sugar, and vanilla in a small bowl of an electric mixer until fluffy. Beat in eggs, one at a time, until combined. Transfer to a large bowl.

Step 4

Add banana mixture, sifted flour, and, almond meal into two batches. Stir until combined. Spoon into prepared pan. Smooth over top.

Step 5

Cook in a moderately slow oven (160C) for about 1 hour, 20 minutes, or until a skewer inserted into centre comes out clean. Stand in pan for 10 minutes. Turn onto a wire rack to cool.

Step 6

To make the toffee sauce, stir sugar and cream in a small saucepan over low heat until sugar is dissolved. Bring to a boil. Boil gently for about 5 minutes, or until thickened. Cool.

Step 7

Serve cake topped with whipped cream. Drizzle over toffee sauce.

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