Banana and caramel… is this not the perfect match of flavours? I've celebrated this combination in many different bakes. Banoffee pie, upside-down banana cakes, and even cupcakes but my favourite way to enjoy this pair is with this warm banana cake with caramel sauce.
How to Make a Moist Banana Cake
Moist, I don't love using this word. But! It really is the easiest way to describe what you need to be looking for when judging a bake. Especially a banana cake, or banana bread for that matter.
This warm banana cake with caramel sauce is made with oil and ripe bananas and this ensures the softness of the cake. Also, the caramel sauce poured over the warm cake seeps into the crumb and makes this bake not only tasty but super, moist.
Do not be tempted to use green bananas in this recipe, no matter how averse you are to their spotty ripe friends. Baking with green bananas won't only affect the taste of the cake but it will also affect the moisture of the cake. So, just don't do it.
No Fail Caramel Sauce
If there is one thing that scares me in the kitchen, it is making caramel (and macaroons, actually). The things that can go wrong when making caramel are numerous, and most of the time you won't even know where you went wrong. But… this is not that kind of stressful caramel. This is a buy-yourself-a-tin-of-caramel and turn it into a velvety sauce with no stress and in less than 5 minutes, kind of caramel.
Definitely, my kind of caramel.
You want to make the caramel sauce shortly after the cake has been removed from the oven and pour it onto the warm cake, so it can be absorbed. Also, I like having the extra sauce on the side when serving. Because, I mean, who doesn't want extra caramel.
How To Bake the Perfect Banana Cake
This is a very easy recipe to follow. I feel, cakes made with oil instead of butter are truly less stressful. But there are a few things you need to look out for, if you would like to bake the perfect banana cake.
These are
- Know your oven, and use an oven thermometer to test the temperature
- Have your ingredients at room temperature
- Prepare your bundt cake pan properly. I use melted butter to coated the pan and then dust it lightly with flour. You want your cake to easily fall out of the pan and not get stuck. There isn't any icing to cover up that!
- Use ripe spotty bananas
- Test your cake for readiness, if the skewer isn't coming out clean allow it to bake a little longer. I usually extend the baking time in 3 minutes increments until done.
- Make notes for the next time you bake this cake
Warm Banana Cake with Caramel Sauce, My New Favourite Bake
This warm banana cake with caramel sauce is a simple and quick bake that doesn't disappoint! I like topping mine with pretty flowers from my garden or you can get a little extra, and try top it with crushed honeycomb or fudge pieces.
A little banana obsessed? Try my banana bread recipe too!
Happy Baking
With Love,
Kitty
📖 Recipe
Warm Banana Cake with Caramel Sauce
Ingredients
Banana Bundt Cake
- 115 grams sunflower oil
- 3 eggs
- 250 grams muscovado sugar
- 290 grams self-raising flour
- 1 tsp mixed spice
- pinch salt
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup bananas, mashed
- 120 ml milk
- 100 grams walnuts, chopped
Caramel Sauce
- ¾ cup caramel treat
- 3 tablespoon ideal milk
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 170C and butter and flour a bundt cake pan.
- Place the oil, eggs and the sugar in a bowl of an electric mixer fitted with a whisk attachment. Beat on high speed for about 3minutes until well mixed.
- Sift together the flour, salt and mixed spice.
- In a jug combine the mashed bananas, milk and vanilla.
- Add the wet and dry ingredients to your egg and sugar mixture by alternating between the two. Make sure you are doing this slowly to avoid lumps and scraping the bottom and sides of the bowl with a spatula to ensure everything is mixed properly.
- Using a spatula fold through the walnuts.
- Pour your mixture into the prepared cake pan and bake in a preheated oven for about 40minutes or until a skewer inserted into the centre of the cake comes out clean.
- Once the cake is cooked, allow it to stand for 20minutes before turning it out onto a cake plate.
- To make the sauce, place the caramel and ideal milk in a small saucepan set over medium to low heat. Using a whisk beat the mixture until the lumps have disappeared. Make sure the sauce is the right pouring consistency and then drizzle the caramel sauce over your cake. Enjoy!
Lee says
I served this cake warm and my goodness did everyone love it! Thanks for sharing Kitty