Monday, November 06, 2006

My Grandma’s Banana Cake

Today’s recipe is one that a lot of Brazilians like; especially those grew up around my family and got to know my grandma’s yummy foods. This was one of her cakes that everyone loved, and after being together for a while, I learned that my husband liked this cake very much too!
So, when I have a few extra bananas hanging around, if I don’t make muffins, into Banana Torte they turn!

It is basically caramel and bananas layered in the bottom of the pan with a cake batter poured on top. When you cut the cake the bananas are deliciously cooked and ooey gooey due to the caramel, lending the yummiest and sweetest taste to the cake base, really, really good!

A super simple and easy recipes, that uses basic ingredients we all have at our homes, but that to me couldn’t exemplify better the flavors and aromas that I used to sense in my grandma’s house.

This cake does bring great memories to me, and a lot of smiles on the faces of my loved ones!

Oh, and the name of the recipe was my idea here… my grandmother used to call it simply Banana Torte (Torta de Bananas), but doesn’t the caramelized bananas look like jewels on top?!

Ana











Grandma’s Anna “Jeweled” Banana Torte

Bananas to cover the bottom of the pan
Sugar to caramelize the pan
3 egg whites
3 egg yolks
1 cup warm milk
1 ½ cups sugar
2 ½ cups flour
1 tablespoon baking powder

Melt enough sugar to cover the bottom of a cake pan (rectangular or round). Slice bananas and put on top of caramel, covering the entire bottom of the pan.
Beat egg whites into stiff peaks and reserve. In a blender mix egg yolks, sugar, and milk. Pour batter on a bowl and with a wooden spoon mix in the flour and baking powder. Using a spatula, gently fold in the egg whites.
Pour batter into prepared pan and bake at 350F for about 40 minutes. We like it served warm!

17 comments:

Leticia said...

Oi Ana,

Achei o seu blog atraves do blog da Fer. O bolo ta com uma cara deliciosa!

Keep up the good work!

Leticia

Anonymous said...

essa torta eh mtoooo boa!!!!!
ehhehehe e como lembra a vovó!!!!
Beijos hermanaaa!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Fer Guimaraes Rosa said...

que bonito bolo! :-)

Anonymous said...

Ana, this cake is a hit in my family, too - everyone loves it!

My father is a banana maniac and he would devour this entire cake in no time. :D

Akemi said...

Um dos bolos favoritos do meu marido, se bem que em se tratando de banana, para ele qualquer bolo é gostoso! rsss
Lindo o seu! Sabe que nunca me ocorreu colocar rodelas de banana, sempre coloquei em fatias de comprido!

Valentina said...

Ana, this cake looks fabulous!! Or should I say 'tart'? I had already seen this recipe in the Beltrano days. Another one to the pile..that keeps growing..and growing..

Cinara said...

Descrição perfeita, Ana! As bananas realmente parecem jóias sobre o bolo...

Elvira said...

Que bolo bonito! Obrigada por compartilhar esta receita de família connosco. :-)

Anonymous said...

Ahhh..o famoso bolo de sua avoh..Que lindo!!

Eh demorado, amiga??

Bjs

Anonymous said...

OI Ana
Fiquei com água na boca com esse bolo de maça. Simplesmente adoro.
Você poderia me traduzir a receita, pois alguns ingredientes não entendi.
Gostaria muito de fazer.
Obrigada por dividir essa maravilha.
Anna Tavares
anna.tavares@terra.com.br

Anonymous said...

Ué Ana, então esta é a receita da tua grandmother. Eu já fiz algumas vezes e posso atestar que é mesmo uma delícia. Pena que os meus bolos quase nunca desenformo e perdem um pouco da beleza. Oh, aquele de cenoura também foi um dois mais práticos e gostosos que já fiz. Bj e obrigada por nos adoçar a vida.

Lu said...

Oi Ana, que bom conhecer você e poder compartilhar destas receitas deliciosas. Parabéns, este bolo deve estar uma delícia!!!
Meu inglês tá meio básico, mas com o tempo vou "desvendando"...
Queria ter tido uma avó assim, que fizesse um monte de coisas gostosas...
Beijos!

Anonymous said...

oi ana!!
faz tempo q nao passo por aki!
ainda tem receitas bonitas e que me dao fome por aki!
abraços a tds ai!!
bjuss

Anonymous said...

This looks absolutely delicious! Thanks for sharing!

Anonymous said...

Oi Ana, eu sou apaixonada por esses upside-down-cakes! E dá pra variar as frutas também, né? A mãe faz com pêssego, abacaxi e carambola, minha preferida por causa das flores lindas que as fatias formam :)
Beijos e boa semana

Anonymous said...

This looks great and I'll bet it's easy to veganize. What part of Brasil is your faimily from?

Obrigada!

Anonymous said...

lindo e apetitosos!!
graziella!!!