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So we can all calm down now okay?! I have brought you a banana cake to end all banana cakes – this delicious banana traybake cake. I have had endless amounts of requests for a banana related cake and more so a traybake – SO HERE YOU GO! <\/p>\n
Now I know the word traybake can confuse some people when it comes to baking… for some people it only counts as a savoury sort of dish such as chorizo and halloumi with veg roasted in an oven, but I use it to describe many many things. <\/p>\n
Even though I called my brownies, cookie bars and blondies traybakes, this cake is the definition of a traybake. It’s baked into a 9×13″ tin<\/a> (a large traybake tin) and it’s the most perfect size for a bake like this. <\/p>\n My other traybake cakes such as my carrot cake traybake<\/a>, chocolate orange traybake<\/a> or even my gingerbread traybake<\/a> are all similar in design and look – and I just adore them. A simple one layer cake, smothered in a delicious type of frosting and simply decorated is the best of the best. <\/p>\n When you are baking with bananas, over ripe and slightly disgusting bananas are actually best. You know the kind that are left in the fruit bowl for far too long and just look like they should be thrown away?! Never ever throw them away. <\/p>\n Even though I don’t personally eat anything with bananas in as I can’t, I know this kinda bake is meant to be deliciously stodgy and heavenly – and I always get my trusty taste testers to test it out for me. <\/p>\n A top tip for if your bananas aren’t quite ripe enough is actually to put them in the oven – it doesn’t take too long, and you don’t want too high a heat – but they will soften, turn super black on the outside, but be perfect for this cake – About 5-10 minutes at 160\u00bafan. <\/p>\n So because this cake felt more dense and banana bread like, I felt like a cream cheese frosting would work best. This is optional though – you can 100% use something else such as a buttercream, or just leave it as it is with a drizzle of caramel perhaps. <\/p>\n For the cream cheese frosting<\/a> though there are a few rules that you need to stick by. Cream cheese frosting in the UK is not the easiest, so follow my blog post about it<\/a> if you are worried, but pay attention to the ingredients:<\/p>\n Decoration on a cake like this is so simple – and you can basically make it whatever you want it to be. I thought because whenever I see banana cakes they often have a nutty addition, I would use some chopped walnuts to decorate the cake because yum. <\/p>\n You can use banana chips, a swirl of caramel, anything you fancy – or you can leave it as it is of course! There are no rules on something like the additional ingredients – so you do you! <\/p>\n I always find that with a cake like this you just need to realise that some ovens can take a bit longer than others. It’s true of all baking and cakes annoyingly, but do not be worried if yours takes a bit longer or less time! The lucky thing with a cake like this is that they are meant to be slightly dense anyway! <\/p>\n I always use an oven thermometer<\/a> when I have a new oven or if bakes aren’t taking the time they should and I really would recommend it if you have the same problem. <\/p>\n The size of the tin is important as well – I use a 9×13″ traybake<\/a> tin. Some traybake tins come as this as standard, whereas others come as 9×12″. These tins will also work. However if you want to make a 9×9″ cake, you will want to half the recipe! <\/p>\n Tips and tricks on cream cheese frosting and baking with bananas can be found above! x<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.janespatisserie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/BananaTraybakeCake1-2.jpg\")
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