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INDIAN YOGHURT BANANA CAKE

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Serves: 4-6

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see below for the description. copied from another site, so it is all here together. Sounds great to me.

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Ingredients

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  • 80 grams desiccated coconut
  • 125 grams ghee (clarified butter)
  • 150 grams caster sugar
  • 40 grams brown sugar
  • 2 large eggs
  • 3 medium bananas (very ripe)
  • 200 grams plain yoghurt
  • 250 grams self-raising flour
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • ½ teaspoon mixed spice
  • 200 grams sour cream (or creme fraiche)
  • 100 grams icing sugar
  • 50 grams coconut (toasted, shredded)

Method

Recipe Notes: This very dense and rich cake recipe was given to me by a close friend who has spent a great deal of time in India. Although I have modified it slightly, it is still very similar to the version served at the hotel in Bombay where she chooses to stay. It keeps very well and is a perfect ending to a spicy meal.

  1. Preheat your oven to 190ºC. Remove the base from a 22-24cm non-stick springform tin and place a piece of baking paper (such as 'Glad Bake') over the top. Replace the sides of the tin, causing the paper to form a false base. Grease the tin and pour in the toasted desiccated coconut.
  2. Tip the tin all around to coat the greased sides with the coconut, then pour out the excess and reserve for the cake batter.
  3. Beat the ghee and sugars in a bowl until creamy, then add the eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
  4. Meanwhile, mash the bananas.
  5. Remove the bowl from the mixer, then add the mashed bananas, yoghurt, flour, cinnamon, spice and remaining coconut and stir thoroughly with a wooden spoon until all ingredients are well combined and no floury areas remain. Spoon the mixture into the prepared tin and gently smooth the top.
  6. Bake at 190ºC for 55 minutes, or until firm and 'springy' when depressed in the centre of the cake. Remove from the oven, allow to cool for 15 minutes, then remove the sides of the tin and cool completely.
  7. When cool, remove the base and baking paper and place the cake on a platter.

To make the icing,

  1. mix together the sour cream and icing sugar until thick and spreadable, then spread over the top of the cool cake.
  2. Pour the shredded coconut over the cream, until thickly covered. Note: Ghee is the Indian word for clarified butter which is butter with all the milk solids removed.

To make your own ghee,

  1. heat double the amount of butter you need, then pour into a glass jug.
  2. Allow to cool for 15 minutes, then carefully pour off the clear, golden liquid on top (this is the clarified butter).
  3. Discard the milk solids. If you prefer, ghee is available, ready to use, from the dairy case of your supermarket.

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