PBS 101: Banana Cake with Chocolate Sourcream GanacheFrosting
Apr 22, 2009 | From the kitchen of Rose
Ripen the bananas until they are full of black speckles and you will have the best tasting banana cake. Try baby bananas for a special treat. They are slightly sweeter and have a more intense banana flavor.
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Rose Levy Beranbaum
10/03/2009 03:16 PM
silvia thanks for the great report! nothing 'wrong' about using the all-purpose since it was bleached and i assume you used the same weight as volume would be less.
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Silvia
08/31/2009 03:30 PM
Rose, last week I baked the banana cake. I had never tried it before, because I don't like bananas very much (perhaps I had to many when I was a child).
The cake was absolutely delicious, but it was the texture what I liked more, so tender! I was very happy because the crumb looked like the photo in you book! I used only all-purpose (no cornstarch), bleached flour, and a little less sugar, because the bananas (of a "backyard kind") were so sweet.
It made me think, that I got so oustanding results using the wrong kind of flour! I suppose it´s because of your great recipe!
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Matthew
07/08/2009 04:11 PM
There is a loaf version of this in the Bread Bible, but I believe it uses the smaller standard loaf pan (4 cups, not 5?). I would check out that variation.
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TF
07/08/2009 02:44 PM
Is it possible to bake this cake in a loaf pan? I tried using a 9 x 5" pan in a 350 degree oven, but it didn't work out. The sides over-baked, and the center wouldn't set. I have tried the recipe before using the correct size pans, and the results were lovely.
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Rose Levy Beranbaum
05/20/2009 06:32 PM
ellen, my upcoming banana cake (in the new book) is made with oil so the texture doesn't suffer when cold, but this one with butter should indeed be brought to room temp at which the ganache is also most delicious and won't melt except if it's over 100F!
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Rose Levy Beranbaum
05/20/2009 06:30 PM
sandra, what a pity he doesn't like it because i have the wedding cake version in my upcoming book! then again, you can make him the chocolate groom's cake and make everyone else including yourself happy with the banana one!
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Rozanne
05/07/2009 10:18 AM
Here are all the Baking Magic recipes.
http://www.realbakingwithrose.com/2007/02/the_missing_pbs_recipes.html
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Ragini D
05/07/2009 01:27 AM
Dear Rose
The video on the banana cake is fantatic!
Can we have the recipe pls? The exact measurement of all the ingredients pls.
Thanks
Ragini D
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Sandra
05/02/2009 04:38 PM
This is my absolute favorite cake and that's just all there is to it. I feel only slightly guilty that my fiance doesn't care for it much because it sticks around the house for more than 5 seconds and I actually get to eat some of it myself!
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Eileen
05/02/2009 03:34 PM
Thank you, Rose, for the recipe. Bananas & chocolate - a yummy combination especially this time of year when summer fruits aren't yet available. My question is about storage- something I think about constantly. The recipe says this cake can be at room temp. for 2 days or stored in refrigerated for 5 - but will frig storage toughen the texture? And if it's at room temperature, will the ganache melt because of the sour cream?
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Rose Levy Beranbaum
04/27/2009 10:32 AM
thank you VB. the secret is understanding each ingredient and how it behaves and also thinking about cakes 100% of the time!
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VB
04/25/2009 06:02 PM
This cake won raves. And it's entirely foolproof. This I can attest as anything that could go wrong did and yet it was beyond delicious. Banana cakes seem to have a cheeky nature producing unwanted dense streaks through them. Not this one. The texture is light and delicate. What a delightful surprise for an unskilled baker such as myself. Again I ask, How do you create these recipes Rose?
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Rozanne
04/24/2009 06:48 PM
Here you go....
http://www.realbakingwithrose.com/2007/02/the_missing_pbs_recipes.html
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VB
04/24/2009 03:33 PM
It must be here in plain sight but I can't find the written recipe for the
banana cake. Can someone please point me in the right direction?
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Rose Levy Beranbaum
04/23/2009 12:33 AM
thank YOU lorelei--it IS so much easier when you can see it in motion AND have the written recipe to refer back to. wouldn't it be lovely to have a kindle in the kitchen with video capacity!
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Lorelei
04/23/2009 12:31 AM
Thank you so much for all the videos! They are informative and so inspiring. You make everything look so much easier!
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