Description
Moist banana coconut cake brings tropical paradise to dessert tables with rich, creamy layers. Creamy frosting and toasted coconut flakes elevate this sweet Caribbean-inspired treat for you to savor.
Ingredients
Scale
- 4 bananas
- 2 limes (zest and juice)
- 130 g / 4.6 oz flour
- 70 g / 2.5 oz grated coconut
- 120 g / 4.2 oz granulated sugar
- 30 g / 1.1 oz muscovado sugar
- 5 g / 0.2 oz baking powder
- 2 eggs
- 40 g / 1.4 oz neutral oil
- 80 g / 2.8 oz melted butter
Instructions
- Prepare Oven: Calibrate the oven to 150°C (300°F), establishing an optimal baking environment for a delicate tropical cake.
- Create Base Mixture: Whisk eggs, granulated sugar, muscovado sugar, and lime zest until the mixture transforms into a pale, airy foam, incorporating pureed bananas to enhance natural sweetness.
- Blend Liquid Components: Integrate neutral oil and melted butter, stirring until a glossy, harmonious emulsion forms, creating a smooth foundational texture.
- Combine Dry Ingredients: Mix flour, grated coconut, and baking powder in a separate bowl, forming a structural base with tropical undertones that will provide cake integrity.
- Merge Mixtures: Gently fold dry ingredients into wet mixture using circular motions, maintaining the batter’s light, delicate consistency while ensuring thorough integration.
- Prepare Baking Vessel: Grease and flour the cake tin, carefully transferring the batter and spreading evenly to guarantee uniform baking, then sprinkle additional grated coconut across the surface for textural complexity.
- Decorate and Bake: Brush banana slices with lime juice, artfully arrange on top of the batter, then place in the preheated oven for approximately 55 minutes, watching for a golden complexion and testing doneness with a clean skewer.
- Cool and Finish: Rest the cake in the pan for 5 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack, allowing complete cooling and optimal texture development.
Notes
- Maintain Batter Lightness: Fold dry ingredients gently using circular motions to preserve the airy texture and prevent dense, tough cake.
- Prevent Banana Browning: Brush banana slices with lime juice to maintain fresh appearance and prevent oxidation before topping the cake.
- Temperature Precision: Use exact 150°C (300°F) oven temperature to ensure even baking and delicate cake structure.
- Moisture Check: Test cake doneness by inserting a clean skewer – it should emerge without wet batter for perfect baking results.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 55 minutes
- Category: Desserts, Snacks
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: Global
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 9
- Calories: 320
- Sugar: 18 g
- Sodium: 120 mg
- Fat: 15 g
- Saturated Fat: 8 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 42 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 4 g
- Cholesterol: 70 mg