Banoffee Milk Cake
This is my Banoffee take on Milk Cake. Who doesn’t love Banoffee? A good slathering of whipped cream, a rather serious drizzle of caramel and bruleed bananas.

What is Milk Cake?
A chilled dessert consisting of soft delicate sponge cake soaked in sweetened milk (evaporated milk, condensed milk and full cream milk or cream), traditionally infused with rosewater, saffron or pistachio. Topped with a layer of cream. It is the best dessert ever on a hot summer’s day. So deliciously sweet, yet refreshing on a hot summer’s day.

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The milk cake recipe is adapted from The Kate Tin.

Banoffee Milk Cake

Banoffee Milk Cake

Banoffee Milk Cake

Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Chilling Time 2 hours
Course Baking, Dessert
Servings 12
Calories 568 kcal

Equipment

  • 35 x 25 x 10 cm sheet cake pan

Ingredients
  

Batter

  • 10 eggs separated
  • 300 g castor sugar
  • 1 tsp (5 ml) vanilla essence
  • 250 g all-purpose flour
  • 2 tsp (10 ml) baking powder

Milk Soak

  • 390 g (tin) sweetened condensed milk
  • 340 g full cream evaporated milk
  • 300 ml full cream milk

Topping

  • 500 ml whipping cream
  • 3 bananas (medium) halved
  • ⅓ c (80) ml dulce leche / caramel sauce for drizzling
  • 3 Tbsp (45 ml) castor sugar for caramelising with blow torch
  • toasted flaked almonds optional

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 175°C.
  • In a large bowl of a stand mixer, beat the egg yolks, castor sugar and vanilla together until light and creamy. Remove and set aside.
  • In a clean bowl, whisk the egg whites until soft peaks form.
  • Sieve the flour and baking powder into the creamy yolk mixture and gently combine together with the egg whites until smooth. Do not overmix.
  • Spread into the lightly greased cake pan.
  • Bake for 20 – 25 minutes. Use a skewer to test if middle comes out clean when pricked. Allow to cool to room temperature ( +- 45 minutes).
  • Prick lots of  tiny holes in the sheet cake.
  • Mix the 3 milks together and pour over the cake.
  • Allow liquid to soak into the cake. Best refrigerated for at least 2 hours. 8 hours would be even better.
  • When ready to serve, caramelise the cut side of the banana halves with a good layer of castor sugar and a blow torch.
  • Whip the cream until a little firmer than soft peaks.
  • Spread the cream generously onto your chilled milk cake.
  • Drizzle with cold dulce leche/caramel sauce
  • Top with bruleed bananas.
  • Sprinkle with optional toasted almonds.

Notes

Feel free to change the flavour profile of your milk cake.
It can be as simple as topping it with fresh cream and strawberries. 

Nutrition

Calories: 568kcalCarbohydrates: 75gProtein: 14gFat: 25gSaturated Fat: 14gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 7gTrans Fat: 0.01gCholesterol: 206mgSodium: 233mgPotassium: 465mgFiber: 1gSugar: 56gVitamin A: 1029IUVitamin C: 4mgCalcium: 299mgIron: 2mg
Keyword banoffee, milk cake
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