Banana Rum Raisin Cake Food

SUPER MOIST RUM & RAISIN BANANA BREAD

Steps:

• In a small saucepan, place the sultanas (or raisins) and add the dark rum (or bourbon). Bring to a boil over medium heat.
• Remove the saucepan from heat, cover with its lid. Let it sit for at least an hour, or until almost all the rum (or bourbon) has been absorbed into the sultanas (or raisins). Drain the excess liquor.
• Pre-heat the oven to 170 deg C (or 325 deg F). Grease and line a loaf tin (23 x 13 x 7 cm / 9 x 5 x 3 inches) with baking paper.
• Place the flour, baking powder, bicarbonate of soda and salt in a mixing bowl. Mix together well till thoroughly combined with a wooden spoon or using your hands.
• In a mixer bowl, place the melted butter and sugar and beat until blended. Beat in the eggs, one at a time, then the mashed bananas. Then, with a wooden spoon, stir in the pecans (or walnuts), drained sultanas (or raisins) and vanilla extract. Stir in the flour mixture, a third at a time, combining well after each third.
• Pour out into prepared tin . Bake in the middle of the oven for 1 to 1 1/4 hours. At the end of 1 hour, test with a metal or bamboo skewer inserted into the centre of the loaf. If the skewer comes out with wet dough, continue to bake for another 5 minutes, and test again. Repeat every 5 minutes until skewer comes out somewhat clean of sticky batter. Leave in the tin on a rack to cool. Slice thickly or thinly as desired, and serve warm.

BAHAMA MAMA BANANA RUM CAKE

Steps:

• TO MAKE THE GLAZE.
• Combine the butter, water, and sugars in a heavy-bottomed saucepan over medium-high heat and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer for 5 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in the rum. Set aside and keep warm.
• TO MAKE THE CAKE.
• Position a rack in the middle of the oven and heat to 350°F Spray a 10-cup tube pan with nonstick cooking spray. Sprinkle the pecans in the bottom of the pan and set aside.
• In a large bowl, use an electric mixer to beat together the butter and sugars until light and fluffy.
• One by one, beat in the eggs, taking care to mix well between each addition.
• Beat in the mashed bananas, vanilla, and rum.
• Sift the flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt over the batter and fold in using a rubber spatula, just until no streaks of flour remain.
• Fold in the sour cream.
• Spoon the batter into the pan and spread to the pan using the back of a rubber spatula.
• Bake about 60-80 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Transfer to a wire rack and allow to cool for 5 minutes. Use a wooden skewer to poke holes all over the cake and pour 1/4 cup glaze over the cake.
• Allow to cool for 5 more minutes. Place a serving platter over the pan and invert to release the cake. Spoon the remaining glaze over the cake, little by little, and let stand until the glaze is completely absorbed by the cake. If the glaze starts to pool at the base of the cake, use a small metal spatual to spread it up and around the sides of the cake. As the glaze cools, it will form a rummy, sugary shell.
• Allow to cool completely before serving.

BANANA RUM RAISIN CAKE

Steps:

• Put the raisins in a bowl and pour the rum over top. Cover and let sit for at least an hour or overnight, stirring occasionally.
• Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C).
• Butter a 12 cup Bundt pan.
• Sift the flour, baking soda, salt and nutmeg together into a large bowl.
• Cream the butter and sugar together using an electric mixer.
• Beat in the beaten eggs.
• Add the bananas and beat in on low speed.
• Add the buttermilk and flour alternately in four additions, beginning and ending with the flour.
• Remove the mixing bowl from the electric mixer and thoroughly fold in the raisins and any remaining rum with a wooden spoon.
• Transfer the batter to the prepared Bundt pan.
• Bake for 50 to 60 minutes, or until a skewer inserted in the cake comes out clean.
• Cool in the pan for 15 minutes, and then remove the cake carefully from the pan. Cool completely on a wire rack.
• To make the glaze, add the rum gradually (a tablespoon or less at a time) to the icing sugar to make a thick glaze. You may not need all the rum. Beat in the honey until the glaze is thick and glossy. Drizzle over cooled cake.

RUM RAISIN CAKE

Steps:

• Mash bananas to make 1 cup.
• Combine with milk.
• Cream sugar and butter light and fluffy. Beat in eggs until blended.
• Combine flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt and allspice.
• Beat 1/3 flour mixture into egg mixture until blended.
• Beat 1/2 banana mixture until blended. Repeat ending with flour mixture.
• Beat in rum until well blended, stir in raisins.
• Pour into 2 well greased or parchment paper covered loaf cake pans.
• Bake in 350 degree oven for 50 minute Invert on wire rack to cool.
• For a few days I brush rum on top to give it extra flavor.

RUM AND RAISIN CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease one 9 or 10 inch tube pan.
• Boil water add rum and raisins. Melt butter and beat egg. Add to the raisin mixture.
• Sift flour, baking soda, cocoa, and sugar together. Stir into raisin mixture. Add chopped pecans and stir until just combined. If batter is too thick add a little more water. Pour batter into prepared pan.
• Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 40 to 50 minutes. Let cake cool in the pan for 10 minutes then turn out onto a serving dish. Serve cake hot with custard or top cooled cake with whipped cream.

BANANA-RUM CAKE

Steps:

• Set oven to 350 degrees.
• Butter and flour a 9-inch springform cake pan.
• Cream the butter and sugar together using an electric mixer.
• Add in the eggs, one at a time, beating well between additions.
• Mix in the mashed bananas.
• Sift together the baking soda, baking powder, flour and salt.
• Add in half of the flour mixture to the batter; mix well.
• Add in the rum and buttermilk; mix thoroughly.
• Add in the remaining flour mixture; mix well to incorporate thoroughly.
• Fold in the chopped nuts.
• Transfer the batter to cake pan.
• Bake for 1 hour, or until cake tests done.
• Cool for 5 minutes before removing from the pan.
• Finish cooling completely on a wire rack.
• Serve with custard cream on top or icing.
• Note: 1/4 cup mini chocolate chips may be substituted for the nuts, or use both the nuts and the chocolate chips.