Thursday, March 26, 2020

Glazed apple and banana cake 

Preheat-180 degrees centigrade or 350 degrees Fahrenheit 
Baking time-40 minutes
9 inch tray

A very healthy dessert  Recipe 

Ingredients:

  1. Apple - 2 or more (peeled and sliced)
  2. Brown sugar-75 grams
  3. Butter- 1tbsp
  4. Big banana-2 (over ripe and mashed)
  5. Yogurt -1/2 cup (not so thick ,it is good if it is the water of the yogurt)
  6. Baking soda- 1 tsp
  7. Egg-1 large egg
  8. Sugar-3/4 cup ( powdered sugar) 
  9. Oil- 1/4 cup
  10. Vanilla essence- 1tsp
  11. All purpose flour-1 1/2 cup (you can use 1 cup all purpose flour and 1/2 cup wheat flour ) 
  12. Baking powder-1 tsp
  13. Cinnamon powder-1 tsp

Method: 

  1. Rub butter in the tray.
  2. In a heavy based pan, put butter on medium heat . Add the brown sugar and caramelize it , stirring continuously.
  3. Pour it into the proposed baking tray and spread it immediately .
  4. Arrange the apple slices and keep it aside.
  5. In a large bowl , mix the mashed banana with the baking soda and the yogurt . Allow to sit.
  6. Another bowl, beat the egg then add oil, sugar and vanilla .Mix it well 
  7. In a separate bowl sieve the flour with the baking powder and cinnamon and a pinch of salt.(Salt is optional)
  8. Now combine both the mixtures(banana mixture + egg mixture ) 
  9. Then add the wet mixture into the flour and mix it just to combine. Do not over mix .
  10. Pour this to the prepared tray on the top of the apple slices.
  11. Bake for 40 minutes . It may exceed 40 minutes .Check before taking out .
  12. Let it cool for 10min. (Do not keep it long for cooling. It may stick in the bottom).
  13. Flip it over. 
This cake is incredibly moist and tender . Can be served alone as a dessert or with a scoop of vanilla ice cream. 

Note: Always bake cake in the middle rack of the oven.



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