Caramel Walnut Banana Torte Recipes

CARAMEL WALNUT BANANA TORTE

Steps:

• TOPPING: Place brown sugar, margarine, and cream in a small saucepan. Heat over low heat just until margarine melts, stirring constantly.
• Pour over bottoms of three 8" or 9" round baking pans, & sprinkle with walnuts.
• CAKE: Place sugar and margarine in mixer bowl and cream for about 2 minutes.
• Add banana and vanilla, mix thoroughly.
• Add eggs, one at a time, mixing about 15 seconds between each addition on low speed.
• Combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in small bowl.
• Add half of the flour mixture to the sugar mixture and mix for about 30 seconds on low speed.
• Add buttermilk and remaining flour mixture. Gradually increase spead to high and beat about 30-45 seconds.
• Spread batter evenly over nut mixture in pans.
• BAKE: 350°F for 25 - 30 minutes until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
• Cool in pans about 3 minutes. Remove from pans by inverting on to wire racks. (This is very important, if you don't let them cool long enough, the topping runs off the cake, too cool, and it stays in the pan).
• FILLING: Combine sugar, flour and salt in medium saucepan.
• Gradually stir in milk.
• Heat to boiling over medium heat, stirring constantly.
• Beat the egg in a separate bowl.
• Stir 4 to 5 tablespoons of hot mixture into beaten egg, 1 tablespoon at a time, mixing between each addition.
• Pour egg mixture into saucepan with remaining hot mixture. Cook until mixture is thick & bubbly, stirring constantly.
• Remove from heat and stir in vanilla and margarine. Cool slightly.
• Refrigerate 1 hour or more until cake is cool and ready to assemble.
• ASSEMBLE TORTE: (Save nicest looking layer for the top). Place one cake layer, nut side up on serving plate.
• Spread with half of filling. Arrange about half of banana slices over filling.
• Top with second layer, nut side up. Spread with remaining filling and banana slices.
• Top with remaining cake layer, nut side up.
• Top with whipped cream just before serving.
• Store in refrigerator.

CARMEL WALNUT BANANA TORTE RECIPE - (4.5/5)

Steps:

• Place brown sugar, 1/2 cup butter, and cream in small saucepan. Cook over low heat, stirring constantly, until butter melts. Divide among three 8- to 9-inch round cake pans, turning to evenly coat bottom. Divide walnuts among pans then set pans aside. Place granulated sugar and remaining 1/2 cup butter in mixer bowl. Attach bowl and flat beater to mixer. Turn to Speed 2 and mix about 30 seconds. Stop and scrape bowl. Add mashed bananas and vanilla. Continuing on Speed 2, mix about 30 seconds. Continuing on Speed 2, add eggs, one at a time, mixing about 15 seconds after each addition. Stop and scrape bowl. Combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in medium bowl. Add half of flour mixture to sugar mixture in mixer bowl. Turn to Speed 2 and mix about 30 seconds. Add buttermilk and remaining flour mixture. Gradually turn to Speed 6 and beat 30 seconds. Spread batter evenly over Topping in pans. Bake at 350°F for 25 to 30 minutes, or until toothpick inserted in centers comes out clean. Cool in pans about 3 minutes. Invert onto wire racks and completely. Place 1 cake layer, walnut side up, on large plate. Spread with half of Filling. Arrange half of banana slices over Banana Filling. Top with second layer, walnut side up. Spread with remaining Filling and banana slices. Top with remaining cake layer, walnut side up. Top Torte with whipped cream. Store in refrigerator. Banana Filling: Combine sugar, flour, and salt in medium saucepan. Gradually stir in milk. Bring to boil over medium heat, stirring constantly. Stir about 1/4 cup hot mixture into beaten egg in separate bowl. Pour egg mixture into saucepan. Cook until mixture is bubbly, stirring constantly. Remove from heat. Stir in vanilla and butter. Cool slightly. Refrigerate 1 hour while cake cools. Per Serving: (1/2o TORTE) ABOUT 451 CAL, 7 g PRO, 65 g CARB, 19 g FAT, 58 mg CHOL, 384 mg SOD.

WALNUT CARAMELS

Steps:

• Line a 13x9-in. pan with foil; grease foil with 2 teaspoons butter., In a large heavy saucepan, combine cubed butter, sugar, 1 cup cream and corn syrup. Cook and stir over medium heat until a candy thermometer reads 238° (soft-ball stage). Stir in remaining cream very slowly so that mixture does not stop boiling., Using a pastry brush dipped in water, wash down the sides of the pan to eliminate sugar crystals. Cook and stir until thermometer reads 245° (firm-ball stage)., Remove from heat; stir in walnuts and vanilla. Immediately pour into prepared pan (do not scrape saucepan). Let stand until firm, about 5 hours or overnight., Using foil, lift candy out of pan; remove foil. Using a buttered knife, cut caramel into 1-in. squares. Wrap individually in waxed paper; twist ends.

CARAMEL NUT TART

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°F.
• Between 2 sheets of wax paper roll out dough into a 14-inch round (about 1/8 inch thick). Transfer dough to a baking sheet and chill 10 minutes. Lift top sheet of wax paper from dough and gently replace on top (this will facilitate removal of paper later). Flip dough over, discarding wax paper now on top, and carefully invert dough into an 11-inch tart pan with a removable fluted rim. Lightly press dough up side of rim, using pieces from overhang to patch any holes. Chill shell 30 minutes, or until firm.
• Line shell with foil, folding over edge to cover pastry entirely, and fill with pie weights or raw rice. Bake shell on a baking sheet in middle of oven 35 minutes and carefully remove foil and weights or rice. If bottom of crust still has patches of translucent undercooked dough, return shell to oven without foil and weights or rice and bake until pastry is completely cooked and golden, 3 to 5 minutes more. Cool shell in pan on a rack.
• Reduce temperature to 350°F.
• Coarsely chop nuts. In a 3-quart heavy saucepan melt butter with brown sugar and honey, stirring, and simmer 1 minute. Stir in nuts and cream. Simmer mixture 1 minute and pour into shell. Bake tart on baking sheet in middle of oven 30 minutes, or until filling is a few shades darker. Cool tart in pan on rack.
• Chop chocolate and in a double boiler or a metal bowl set over a saucepan of barely simmering water melt chocolate, stirring until smooth. Cool chocolate slightly and transfer to a pastry bag fitted with a #3 plain tip (slightly smaller than 1/8 inch). (Alternatively, transfer chocolate to a small heavy-duty sealable plastic bag. Squeeze chocolate into one corner of bag and with scissors cut a tiny slice off corner to form a small hole.) Pipe thin lines of chocolate over tart in a back and forth motion to form stripes. Tart may be made 2 days ahead and chilled, covered.
• Serve caramel tart chilled or at room temperature with ice cream and tuiles.

BANANA TORTE

Steps:

• Combine crumbs with melted butter.
• Pat into bottom of large rectangular baking dish.
• Place in fridge.
• Let stand one hour.
• Using electric mixer,beat butter with eggs, icing sugar and vanilla for 10-15 minutes until it looks like a frosting.
• Spread on top of graham crust.
• Placed sliced bananas over the top of creamed mixture.
• Then spread cool whip over bananas.
• Place in fridge, let stand at least four hours before cutting into squares and serving.