Venezuelan Banana Cake
Description
The recipe won’t take much time. In our family, bananas are a favorite fruit, so all kinds of banana desserts are always welcome. One of the latest finds is a Venezuelan banana cake. I dug up the recipe in a culinary magazine and immediately realized this was exactly what I needed. Quick and very easy to make, requiring no fancy or hard-to-find ingredients, tasty and beautiful. Serve warm or chilled. Perfect with tea.
Instructions
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Step 1
We start with the dough. Mix the flour, sugar, salt, 100 grams of butter, and the egg yolks. Knead this into a soft, elastic dough.
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Step 2
Wrap the resulting dough in plastic wrap and place it in the refrigerator.
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Step 3
Now, while the dough is in the refrigerator, we work on the filling. Peel the bananas, cut them into small pieces, and blend them with a blender until pureed. Meanwhile, soak the raisins in water.
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Step 4
Mix the banana puree, sugar, vanilla, and spices. Beat with a mixer, then add chopped nuts and raisins to the mixture.
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Step 5
Take the dough out of the refrigerator and roll it out into a large flat round. Take a baking pan (about 25 cm in diameter), grease it with butter, and place the dough in it. Use a fork to make small holes in the dough.
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Step 6
In another container, beat the egg whites with salt until stiff peaks form. Mix the foam with the banana mixture.
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Step 7
Pour the filling over the dough. Put it in an oven preheated to 200 degrees and bake for 5 minutes, then reduce the temperature to 180 degrees and bake for another 25 minutes until done. Serve chilled.