Banana Monkey Cake
Description
Homemade treats for tea. Bake a sponge cake, let it cool, then slice it into layers. Prepare the cream. Decorate the cake to look like a little monkey, and add any decorations your imagination allows. Good luck! Serve with tea or coffee.
Instructions
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Step 1
Prepare the ingredients for the cake.
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Step 2
Take a deep bowl for whipping. Place the eggs and sugar into it.
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Step 3
Beat with a mixer until a light, airy mixture forms. Now add the milk and vegetable oil. Beat again with the mixer.
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Step 4
Add cocoa powder, flour, and vanilla. Continue mixing with a mixer.
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Step 5
At the end, add the baking soda, extinguish it with vinegar. Beat the batter again. The mixture should be airy and homogeneous.
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Step 6
Pour the dough into the greased pot of the multicooker.
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Step 7
Install the pot in the machine, select the "Baking" mode, and set the baking time to 45-50 minutes.
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Step 8
The sponge cake is ready.
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Step 9
Remove it from the multicooker, let it cool.
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Step 10
Whip the sour cream with the thickener and powdered sugar until creamy. To achieve a thick consistency, chill the sour cream well in advance.
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Step 11
Line the dish with paper (two halves). Cut the sponge cake into two parts (lengthwise). Place one layer. Soak with jam or sugar syrup.
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Step 12
Spread with the majority of the cream.
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Step 13
Place a layer of sliced banana rings on top of it.
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Step 14
Decorate the second cake layer in the shape of a monkey's face.
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Step 15
Place the cake layer on top. Fill the areas for the eyes and mouth with cream.
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Step 16
Slice the second banana into pieces to create the "nose," the lower part of the "face," etc. Fill the space between the cake layers with cream using a piping bag.
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Step 17
The cake is ready! These cakes don't keep for long, as the bananas tend to dry out.