The thing about me is that I have a bad memory. I had given up making caramel long time back. But thanks to my poor memory, I ended up trying it again. (Why do you think I started the blog? Its for me to read about the forgotten stuff!)
The good thing was that I didn’t burn the caramel like before. I just under-did it. I hurried and took it out before the sugar turned amber in color. Final result was like caramel looking like condensed milk. No, I didn’t take a picture. I fully intent to forget about it as soon as possible.
Another plus was that the cake turned out fine. In fact, it turned out good. I wont say its all that different from a banana bread. But I was amazed at the caramel swirls on the cake. Don’t you think that it looks stunning?
We had a family coming for dinner and I made this as a dessert. But they got eaten as an appetizer, snack, main course and dessert (did I mention that there were 3 kids including mine?). As with all banana cakes, the flavor was much better the next day.
I served these plain, but the original recipe had a caramel rich frosting as well. Browse down for a step-wise pictorial and the recipe.
Beat 150gm butter with 3/4 cup white sugar and 3/4 cup brown sugar till fluffy.
Beat in three eggs, one at a time until its smooth and silky.
Smooth and silky. Now time to add the flour mix in batches.
Mix 1.5 cups milk, 1.5 cups mashed bananas and 2 tsp vanilla essence in a separate bowl.
Add the flour mix (3 cups flour whisked well with 1.5 tsp baking soda and 1/2 tsp salt) in batches to the egg-butter mix, alternating with the milk-banana mix. Mix carefully after each addition taking care not to over beat.
All done.
Divide the batter into two 9″ pans.
Swirl 1/2 cup caramel sauce on top.
Bake until done, about 40-50 minutes.
Recipe source: The kitchn
Ingredients:
- 3 cups all purpose flour
- 1 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 3/4 cup(~150 gms) butter, softened
- 3/4 cup granulated white sugar
- 3/4 cup brown sugar
- 3 large eggs
- 1 1/2 cups milk
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- 1 1/2 cups mashed bananas (4-5 large bananas mashed)
- 1 cup caramel sauce
Method:
- Prepare the caramel sauce. Keep aside to cool.
- Preheat the oven to 180C/350F. Grease and line two 9″ pans with parchment paper.
- Whisk the flour with salt and baking soda and keep aside.
- Mix the milk, mashed banana and vanilla in a separate bowl. Whisk well and keep aside.
- Cream the softened butter with the two sugars until light and fluffy using a hand/stand mixer.
- Add eggs, one at a time, and beat it in.
- Add the flour mix in three batches, alternating with the milk-banana mix. Combine until its smooth.
- Divide the batter into the two prepared pans. Swirl 1/2 cup caramel into each pan to form patterns.
- Bake for about 40-50 minutes or until a skewer comes free of crumb when inserted in the middle of the cake.
Let the cake rest in the pan for 10-15 minutes before taking it out of the pan. 
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Wow that’s amazing cake Rajani. Stop being hard on yourself.
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This looks so rich and love that dark colour of the cake.
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Caramel and banana ahhh perfect combination must say that cake taste wonderful
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You at least forgot that you made caramel and tried it again! I can never forget that I mess up caramel and never make them again :) Seeing all the delicious caramel bakes this marathon, I guess I have to put behind bad memories and start over again!
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Just try another time Rajani, caramel will become your friend..:)..very lovely swirls on top..
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Banana and Caramel flavor – what a delicious combo. Love the cake. Those swirls look beautiful.
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I think you and caramel are coming a little close to each other Rajani :). Am sure the cake would have tasted divine!
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A beautifully done caramel cake.
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I somehow don’t forget that I can’t make caramel and run far far away from caramel based dishes :-) Good for you that the cake turned out good. What can be wrong with banana cake with caramel — nothing. I would hog on this one :-)
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Beautiful color on the cake usha!!! I suck big time in making caramel, it always burns for me and so i stopped trying!! :)
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Pretty attractive cake, delicious combo for cake, caramel and banana cant stop drooling just by reading the name of your cake.
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I give the same answer when someone asks why I started the blog. ;-) Lovely cake
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Love the swirls on the cake.
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what a beautiful color!!! love the caramel flavor and aroma!!!
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It’s raining caramel today on the BM posts .. Like I mentioned somewhere caramel and me are not so good friends..but that slice of cake just after lunch would be heavenly
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Love the deep golden colour. Whether the caramel was underdone or not, the cake turned out perfect!!
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OMG = that looks amazing
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You have a whole array of awesome cakes. This one looks amazing. I really like the deep golden color.
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i like the swirls on your cake..i think it is the banana trying to cling on to the caramel :) awesome
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Did you not just tell in yesterday’s post that you have to yet master caramel? :)))) I guess you have become friends with it now.
The caramel cake looks wonderful.
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That cake looks heavenly. I am not a big fan of banana but gradually trying to become friends with it, only in cakes & muffins though.
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