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I tried this recipe yesterday, which I shamelessly stole from BrokeAss Gourmet.
You can check out some more of her cool recipes here
My marbling technique was utterly crap (it looked nothing like the picture) but I threw on some chocolate icing (frosting) & problem solved!
It tastes fantastic & I'm going to have to try it again to see if I can get the marbling right next time.
Ingredients:
1/2 cup Sugar
1/2 stick unsalted butter at room temperature, plus more for greasing the pan
1 egg
1/8 cup milk
2 ripe bananas, smashed with the back of a fork
2 tsp ground cinnamon
1 cup flour Pantry
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
2 tbsp honey
Directions:
Preheat oven to 180 degrees C ( 350 degrees F). Lightly butter an 8” round or square cake pan. Set aside.
Whisk together the sugar and butter until fluffy. Whisk in egg, milk, bananas, 1/2 tsp cinnamon, flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Continue stirring until batter has been fully incorporated.
Scoop out about 1/3 cup batter and transfer to a small bowl. Use a rubber spatula to scrape the remaining batter into the prepared pan.
Whisk reserved 1/3 cup batter with honey and 1 1/2 tsp cinnamon. It should be dark brown in color.
Use a spoon to drizzle the dark batter in a spiral over the regular batter. Drag the blade of a butter knife over the batter to create a swirly, marbled look.
Bake for 22-26 minutes, or until a knife or toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean.
Let cool for a few minutes before slicing and serving.
Marbling is best done in one direction with a tooth pick.
ReplyDeleteAlso, applesauce in lieu of butter would make it fluffy and less dense. : )
ReplyDeleteI'll have to give that a go thanks Leah.
ReplyDeleteI do think that one part of the problem with the marbling is that you separate the batter to use for the swirl after adding the banana. It was quite thick & lumpy.
I think next time I'll reserve a 1/3rd before adding the banana.
I'm a food snob... you can not possibly hold it against me :D Love ya Ang, looks good.
ReplyDeletei'm jealous of your banana cake skilz.
ReplyDeleteBut i still dont like banana cake.
I have found the best way to marble is to drop the darker in spoon fulls over the lighter. Yep yep. It's funny, because you have to be more sparing than they recommend. On a side note, how's the babe?
ReplyDeleteFood Snobs of the world unite!! lol
ReplyDeleteI think you are the only person I know Jen that doesn't like banana cake.
Leah, I spoke to my daughter on thursday, the baby is doing well but she isn't getting a lot of sleep. Her 2 year old is having a little trouble adjusting. Not in a bad way, just over excited. She's considering sticking a postage stamp on him & sending him my way :D
: ) Oh, lucky you, but keep an eye on that...sounds like Post-pardum depression. Oh and Ang, I think the best way to marble that would be with a pastry piping. Draw circles inside the pan if it's round, each one bigger than the last, if the pan is square/rectangle then follow that pattern and alternate the tooth pick back and forth. Give that baby an extra slobbering from me when you see him <3
ReplyDeleteThat sounds scrumptious!!!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteThe last time I baked a cake was back in pre-historic times! This looks delicious.
ReplyDeletebanana cake yummy!, but lose the cinnamon swirl, yuck lol
ReplyDeleteI'm making this tomorrow :-)
ReplyDeleteWas planning on making banana nut bread, but now.... plans have changed! lol
you could make it without it, but I thought the cinnamon/honey gave it a little extra oomph
ReplyDeletecorrect me if I'm wrong but you don't have an oven. that would make baking a challenge ;)
ReplyDeleteI want dinner to hurry up so I can have this for dessert lol
ReplyDeleteDo let me know if you have better success than I did with the marbling.
ReplyDeleteSounds so good. I'll have to try it myself.
ReplyDeleteOkay :-)
ReplyDeleteI think the cinnamon sounds brilliant! May not get to it today, tho, because we're going to Buzzy's family's for dinner and I've been out picking blackberries for a cobbler that I now have to make.... Hope there's some leftovers! haha
You are making me very hungry!
ReplyDeleteI haven't made it yet! Bad me. I need some mushy bananas... but I've been being good about eating them. Or putting them in the freezer for smoothies :-)
ReplyDeleteThey don't usually last long enough in our house to go mushy either....I grabbed mine from work before they turned into a science project.
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