Banana & Dark Rum Cake

Submitted by MarraMamba

"a yummy cake/bread that keeps the banana's halved but whole, soaked in rum. Different and delicious, this should take care of any unfilled corners after a terrific meal. From Cooking with AAF: King Creole...of the Sunny Islands"

 

• Ready In: 1hr
• Ingredients: 11
• Yields: 1 banana cake

ingredients

• 1⁄2 cup dark rum
• 12 ounces plain white flour
• 1 teaspoon of good vanilla (6-8 drops)
• 4 ounces of freshly grated coconut
• 6 ripe bananas
• 1 lime, juice of
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 4 tablespoons of dark sugar
• 1 egg yolk
• 1⁄2 cup double cream
• 1 pinch salt

directions

1. First peel the bananas, cut lengthways and soak them with the said dark rum.
2. Make a thick dough by combining the flour and cream, then add the cinnamon, pinch of salt, sugar, a few vanilla drops (6 to 8) and lime juice. Mix well. The dough should be slightly wet.
3. Roll it out with a rolling pin and cut 2 oblong-shaped layers of around 1 inch thick. Line a bread tin with 1 layer. Place the soaked bananas on top, cover with the grated (or shredded) coconut, and cover with the top layer, crimping the edges to seal.
4. Brush with egg yolk and sprinkle a little sugar and some grated coconut for effect. Bake in a moderate oven (180° C / 350° F) for about 30 minutes until nicely browned.

Reviews

[Samantha in Ut]

I made as directed. I like the banana flavor but the dough was very dense and I didn't care for the texture. Smelled great. Made for ZWT 5.

 

[Queen Dana]

This recipe didn't work out for me. I don't know I must have done something wrong. The dough smelled good and was easy to roll out but I had to roll the dough much thinner in order for it to fit my bread pan so I ended up with rum bananas sandwiched between very thin and dry (because I didn't adjust the baking time) bread dough.

 

[weekend cooker]

FANTASTIC!! I made recipe as posted with no adjustments. A nice, and definately flavorful recipe here. Made for a fantastic dessert after lunch today. Made for New Zaar Tag