A Big Banana Cake

Happy birthday to me. I was waiting for my birthday celebration to make this cake since it needed to be shared. There is a lot going on in this cake: two kinds of flour white and wheat, allspice, brown and white sugar, butter, sour cream and mashed bananas of course. This is not a light…

Banoffee Pie

Banoffee pie is a new dessert for me, I have not tasted or seen one before. After reviewing recipes online I decided to make the Simply Brilliant Banoffee Pie from Bon Appetit. This is a no bake pie except for the crust. A cooled graham cracker crust is covered in a caramel filling, sliced bananas…

Banana Breakfast Squares

Our latest baking assignment for Tuesdays with Dorie comes from Baking with Dorie. This 9×13 inch cake serves 16 and I froze half as Dorie states it keeps well. My cake could not have come out more perfect; deep golden brown and surprisingly light and airy. The cake is comprised of a combination of all-purpose…

Last-of-the-Bunch Banana Bundt

Keep calm and bake, my new motto. I had all the ingredients for this week’s assignment for Every Day Dorie. The plan was to take this to a dinner party but it was cancelled due to the coronovirus outbreak. No matter I baked it anyway and shared it with my in-laws. Now comes the funny…

Banana-Chocolate Chaussons

Tuesdays with Dorie Baking Chez Moi A month of Chaussons I had the opportunity to make both chaussons; banana-chocolate and apple. At the beginning of the month I had an abundance of bananas so I made the banana-chocolate ones first. I put the optional Nutella in half of them. I forgot to put the butter…

Cabin-Fever Caramel Banana Bars

Tis the season… for coughing, sniffing and sneezing. I had been shut-up in the house since before Christmas with a cold and then I managed to give it to my husband for New Year’s. Aren’t I nice? These Cabin-Fever Caramel Banana Bars were a welcome treat. Cabin-Fever Caramel Banana Bars page 65. To see what others…

Sundae Cupcakes

When I served these cupcakes my guests immediately recognized them as Sundaes. The cupcake base is a chocolate cake with chopped bananas. The recipe calls for chopped peanuts but my son is allergic so I left them out. The frosting portion includes crushed sugar ice cream cones which adds a nice crunch to the dish….