Description
Sweet Southern comfort meets culinary delight in this caramel banana cake roll, blending rich banana flavors with silky caramel notes. Bakers can create an elegant dessert that promises memorable moments of indulgence without complicated techniques.
Ingredients
Scale
- 3 eggs
- 4 ounces (113 g) cream cheese, softened
- ½ cup mashed bananas (1 medium banana)
- ¾ cup (177 mL) whipped topping (Cool Whip)
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- ¾ cup (94 g) all-purpose flour
- ⅓ cup (73 g) light brown sugar, packed
- ½ cup (60 g) powdered sugar, divided, for dusting
- ½ tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp ground cinnamon
- ¼ tsp salt
- ¼ tsp baking soda
- 1 ½ tsps vanilla extract
- 1 tbsp (15 g) powdered sugar
- 3 tbsps (45 mL) caramel sundae topping
Instructions
- Pan Preparation: Line a 15x10x1 inch jelly roll pan with parchment paper and lightly mist with non-stick spray for effortless cake release.
- Dry Ingredient Fusion: Thoroughly blend flour, baking soda, cinnamon, salt, and baking powder in a mixing bowl, ensuring uniform distribution of spices and leavening agents.
- Egg Transformation: Vigorously whip eggs, granulated sugar, and vanilla extract until the mixture achieves a billowy, pale yellow consistency with a luxurious froth.
- Banana Integration: Fold mashed ripe bananas into the aerated egg mixture, creating a smooth, fragrant base for the cake roll.
- Batter Creation: Delicately incorporate dry ingredients into the wet mixture, maintaining the batter’s light, ethereal texture while ensuring complete ingredient integration.
- Baking Process: Spread batter evenly across the prepared pan and bake in a preheated 375°F oven for 12-13 minutes until golden and responsive to a gentle touch.
- Cake Molding: Immediately transfer the hot cake onto a powdered sugar-dusted tea towel, then carefully roll into a cylindrical shape, allowing complete cooling.
- Filling Preparation: Whip cream cheese, brown sugar, and vanilla into a silky smooth mixture, then gently fold in whipped topping to create a light, decadent filling.
- Cake Assembly: Carefully unroll the cooled cake, spread the creamy filling evenly, then tightly re-roll without the towel to seal in the luscious interior.
- Finishing Touches: Refrigerate the cake roll to set, then dust with powdered sugar and drizzle with caramel topping for an elegant and indulgent dessert presentation.
Notes
- Select Ripe Bananas: Choose overripe, soft bananas with dark brown spots for maximum sweetness and deeper flavor profile.
- Prevent Cake Cracking: Roll the cake while it’s still warm to maintain flexibility and prevent splitting during filling.
- Control Moisture Balance: Use a tea towel generously dusted with powdered sugar to prevent sticking and absorb excess moisture during cooling.
- Achieve Perfect Filling Consistency: Fold whipped topping gently into cream cheese mixture to create a light, airy texture without deflating the mixture.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 13 minutes
- Category: Desserts
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 9
- Calories: 220
- Sugar: 20 g
- Sodium: 150 mg
- Fat: 8 g
- Saturated Fat: 4 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 34 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 3 g
- Cholesterol: 70 mg