Banana Cake with Passion Fruit Caramel and Coconut Meringue

Name: Banana Cake with Passion Fruit Caramel and Coconut Meringue
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 12
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 teaspoons baking powder; 1 teaspoon baking soda; 250 grams cup mashed ripe bananas (about 3 of them); 115 grams 1/2 cup buttermilk, well-shaken; 330 grams cups cake flour; 1 teaspoon coconut extract; 85 grams 1/4 cup light corn syrup; 2 larges egg whites; 2 larges eggs, room temperature; 115 grams 1/2 cup heavy cream; 59 milliliters passionfruit puree; 1 teaspoons salt; 118 milliliters shortening; 100 grams 1/2 cup sugar; 56 grams 1/4 cup unsalted butter, cut into pieces; 2 teaspoons vanilla extract; 59 milliliters water

You can never have too many dessert recipes, so give Banana Cake with Passion Fruit Caramel and Coconut Meringue a try. This recipe serves 12. One portion of this dish contains around 6g of protein, 17g of fat, and a total of 337 calories. This recipe covers 6% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. Head to the store and pick up coconut extract, vanillan extract, bananas, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 45 minutes.

Instructions

For the cake:Preheat oven to 325 degrees F. Butter and flour two 8-in square by 2-in deep pans (i like the kind with the removable bottom), plus a loaf pan for the extra batter.

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Butter

All Purpose Flour

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Loaf Pan

Oven

Cut parchment paper to fit the bottom of the pans and press in.Sift flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt together in medium bowl and set aside.

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Baking Soda

All Purpose Flour

Salt

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Baking Paper

Bowl

Place butter in bowl of a stand mixer and beat until very light and fluffy, about 5 minutes.

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Butter

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Stand Mixer

Bowl

Add the shortening and beat until very light and fluffy and combined, another 5 minutes.

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Shortening

Add in the eggs, one at a time, and beat until combined.

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Egg

Add the vanilla extract and beat until combined.

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Vanilla Extract

Add in the bananas and beat on low until combined.

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Banana

Add in the flour mixture and buttermilk in five additions, beginning and ending with the flour. Beat in between additions just to combine. Divide batter evenly between prepared pans.

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Buttermilk

All Purpose Flour

Bake for 30-35 minutes, until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.

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Toothpicks

Oven

Combine sugar, corn syrup, water, and salt in a medium, heavy-bottomed saucepan. Bring to a boil over high heat. Meanwhile, bring the cream to a simmer in separate small saucepan and keep warm.Continue cooking until sugar mixture is dark amber, about 6-8 minutes. Do not let the mixture burn!

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Corn Syrup

Cream

Sugar

Water

Salt

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Sauce Pan

Remove from heat and add the cream slowly; mixture will bubble up furiously and settle down. Stir to combine.

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Cream

Add in butter a few pieces at a time and stir until melted and incorporated.

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Butter

Add in passionfruit puree and stir to combine.Reheat the mixture over medium high heat to about 250 degrees F.

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Passion Fruit

Remove from heat and let cool to room temperature.

Place one cake layer on a plate and spread caramel over the top.

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Caramel

Spread

Combine the sugar and egg whites in a medium metal bowl and place over a pan of simmering water.

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Egg Whites

Sugar

Water

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Bowl

Frying Pan

Whisk the sugar mixture constantly over heat until the sugar is dissolved and the mixture looks smooth and shiny, about 3 minutes.

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Sugar

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Whisk

Remove mixture from heat and pour into a stand mixer bowl.

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Stand Mixer

Bowl

Whisk on medium speed for about 5 minutes until the mixture has cooled.Beat on high speed until stiff glossy peaks form, about another 5 to 10 minutes.

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Whisk

Add vanilla and beat to combine.

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Vanilla