Roasted Banana Cake

Ground coffee was what attracted me to this recipe, along with a topping of chocolate chunks and walnuts. This embellished banana cake is well worth the effort, and I would highly recommend making it.

Roasted Bananas

The recipe is from Tara O’Brady. In a technique that I’ve not come across before, you roast the bananas whole in their skins.

Roasted Banana Cake

When you split the cooled bananas open, do it over a bowl, as there’s a surprising amount of liquid inside. As for the batter of this cake, the ingredient list is a bit longer than most cakes, as it includes sour cream, rolled oats, whole wheat flour, and ground coffee, in addition to regular cake components. But hang in there, it’s well worth the effort.

Roasted Banana Cake

For the topping, I used 72% dark chocolate pastilles, and omitted the raw sugar. 70 minutes in the oven, as suggested in the recipe, was how long it took for my cake to be fully baked.

Roasted Banana Cake

I really, really liked this cake. It has so many interesting flavours going on, but at its heart, is still a banana cake. With its use of two whole grains, I can almost convince myself that it’s a healthy dessert.

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