Coconut Banana Cake With Passionfruit Frosting Recipes

COCONUT BANANA CAKE WITH PASSIONFRUIT FROSTING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to moderately slow, 160 centigrade.
• Grease a deep 19cm square cake pan, line base with baking paper.
• Combine coconut and milk in a bowl.
• Let it stand for 30 minutes.
• Beat the butter and the sugar in a bowl with and electric mixer until light and fluffy.
• Add the eggs and beat until combined.
• Stir in the sifted flour, then banana, coconut mixture and the extra milk.
• Spread the mixture into the prepared pan.
• Bake in the oven for around 50 minutes until cooked when tested.
• Allow to stand for 5 minutes, then turn out to cool.
• For the frosting, beat the butter and cream cheese in a small bowl with and electric mixer until light and fluffy.
• Gradually stir in the icing sugar and the passionfruit pulp.
• Spread cake with the passionfruit frosting.

BANANA CAKE WITH COCONUT ICING

Steps:

• Whip butter in bowl.
• Sift in dry ingredients.
• Add milk, bananas, eggs and mix.
• Bake at 350F for 25-35 minutes Combine ingredients for icing in a heavy saucepan, and cook until well blended.
• Spread over cake while still warm.
• (Tip- to make sour milk, add a splash of vinegar and stir).

BANANA PECAN CAKE WITH COCONUT FROSTING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Line bottoms of two greased 9-in. round baking pans with parchment paper; grease paper., In a large bowl, cream shortening and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in bananas. (Mixture may appear curdled.) In another bowl, whisk flour, baking powder, salt and baking soda; add to creamed mixture alternately with milk, beating well after each addition. Fold in pecans., Transfer batter to prepared pans. Bake 25-30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pans 10 minutes before removing to wire racks; remove paper. Cool completely., For filling, in a large saucepan, mix sugar, flour and salt. Whisk in cream. Cook and stir over medium heat until thickened and bubbly. Reduce heat to low; cook and stir 2 minutes longer. Remove from heat. Stir in butter and vanilla. Transfer to a small bowl. Press plastic wrap onto surface of mixture. Refrigerate until cold., For frosting, in a large bowl, beat shortening, butter and extracts until blended. Beat in confectioners' sugar alternately with cream, adding enough cream to reach desired consistency; beat until smooth., Stir pecans into chilled cream mixture. Place one cake layer on a serving plate; spread with filling. Top with remaining cake layer. Frost top and sides of cake. Refrigerate until serving.