Easiest Way to Make Thomas Keller Banana and Caramel Nut Cake

Hey everyone, hope you are having an amazing day today. Today, I will show you a way to make a special dish, banana and caramel nut cake. One of my favorites. For mine, I’m gonna make it a bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Banana and Caramel Nut Cake is one of the most favored of current trending meals in the world. It is simple, it is quick, it tastes yummy. It’s appreciated by millions daily. Banana and Caramel Nut Cake is something that I have loved my whole life. They’re nice and they look wonderful.

To get started with this particular recipe, we have to first prepare a few components. You can have banana and caramel nut cake using 13 ingredients and 12 steps. Here is how you cook that.

The ingredients needed to make Banana and Caramel Nut Cake:

1. Make ready 50 g granulated sugar (about 1/4 cup) (A)
2. Take 100 ml water (about 1/2 cup) (A)
3. Get 2 tsp Grand Marnier
4. Prepare 3 eggs at room temperature
5. Make ready 70 g cake flour
6. Take 70 g granulated sugar (1/3 cup) (B)
7. Prepare 2 Tbsp milk
8. Prepare 200 ml heavy cream
9. Make ready 3 Tbsp granulated sugar (C)
10. Prepare 1 Tbsp unsalted butter (D)
11. Get 2 Tbsp granulated sugar (D)
12. Get 1 Tbsp water (D)
13. Take 30 g mixed nuts

Steps to make Banana and Caramel Nut Cake:

1. Preparation: Preheat oven to 360F. Place parchment paper on a 9.5 inch × 11 inch square pan. Make a syrup for a cake: In a milk pan, melt the sugar (A) in the water (A) over low heat. When it cools, add the Grand Marnier.
2. In a milk pan, put sugar (D) and butter (D) and water (D) over low heat. When it turns a caramel color, turn off the heat and add the nuts. Spread the caramel nuts on parchment paper. Let it cool and when it's rock solid, chop it!
3. In a big bowl. Combine the eggs and sugar (B), and beat it with a electric mixer until it becomes a dense foam.
4. Fold in sifted flour with a spatula 1/3 at a time until it's smooth. Add milk and gently mix.
5. Pour the batter into the pan. Lift and drop the pan on the counter to pop the air bubbles.
6. Bake for 10 minutes. Remove from the oven, upside down onto parchment paper. Let it cool.
7. Add the sugar (C) to the heavy cream then whip it. Slice the banana.
8. Cut the cake and place in a dish. Brush syrup on the cake and cover with whipped cream.
9. Place bananas on top. Repeat in layers, scattering caramel nuts on the top.
10. Ta-da! Scoop it out as you like!
11. You can also use a cookie cutter and layer the cake like this.
12. Or, you can also put it into a small jar. Good for a gift.

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