Moist banana bread with caramelized bananas

Ingredients

• 125 g Flour
• 4 Bananas (About 2 for the topping and 2 for the batter; peeled, then cut into strips or blended according to use.)
• 100 g Cane sugar (Also referred to as brown sugar in the preparation.)
• 3 Eggs (Separate the whites from the yolks.)
• 1 sachet Baking powder (The packet weight is not specified in the source.)
• 125 g Butter (Softened.)
• 1 tbsp Rum (1 tablespoon.)
• 0.5 Lime (Squeeze to extract the juice.)
• 100 g White sugar (For the caramel.)
• 20 g Water (For the caramel.)
• 0.5 Vanilla pod (Seeds scraped out; for the caramel.)
• Salt (A pinch, for whipping the egg whites.)

Steps

1. 1

   Peel the 4 bananas. Cut them into thin strips lengthwise and set aside; about two bananas will be used for the topping and two for the batter.

2. 2

   Prepare the caramel in a heavy-based saucepan: pour in the white sugar, add the scraped half vanilla pod and the water.

3. 3

   Heat over medium-high heat, stirring occasionally. As soon as the caramel turns amber, remove it from the heat.

4. 4

   Immediately pour the caramel into the pan. Arrange the banana strips on the bottom of the pan without delay, before the caramel sets.

5. 5

   Separate the egg whites from the yolks into two bowls.

6. 6

   In the bowl containing the yolks, add the softened butter and cane sugar. Whisk until creamy.

7. 7

   Blend the bananas reserved for the batter, then add them and incorporate the flour and baking powder. Mix.

8. 8

   Add the rum and the juice of half a lime, then mix.

9. 9

   Preheat the oven to 210 °C.

10. 10

    Whip the egg whites to stiff peaks with a pinch of salt.

11. 11

    Using a spatula, gently fold the whipped egg whites into the batter so that it remains light and airy.

12. 12

    Pour the batter into the pan over the caramelized bananas.

13. 13

    Bake at 210 °C for 10 minutes, then continue baking for 35 to 40 minutes at 160 °C.

14. 14

    Turn the cake out of the pan immediately after removing it from the oven.

Notes

The source does not specify the dimensions or shape of the pan. The weight of the baking powder packet is not indicated. Turn the cake out immediately after removing it from the oven as instructed, so that the caramelized bananas are revealed.

Nutrition per serving

• dessert
• cake
• banana bread
• French
• fruity
• caramelized
• rum
• oven-baked