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Upside-Down Banoffee Shortcake.
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Banoffee Shortcake

A really easy but comforting and delicous pudding or dessert. The shortcake is made with white chocolate and it's served upside-down with banana and toffee sauce very much to the fore.
Prep Time20 minutes
Cook Time20 minutes
Total Time40 minutes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: British
Keyword: bananas, cake, easy, pudding, shortcake, toffee sauce, upside-down cake
Servings: 8 servings
Calories: 314kcal
Author: Choclette @ Tin and Thyme

Ingredients

Toffee Sauce

  • 50 g salted butter
  • 120 g golden caster sugar (I used cardamom sugar)
  • 1 clementine or use half an orange - juiced
  • 2 medium bananas

Shortcake

  • 50 g white chocolate
  • 50 g unsalted butter
  • 50 g golden caster sugar (I used cardamom sugar)
  • 1 large egg (I used a duck egg)
  • 140 g flour half wholemeal, half plain
Metric - US Customary

Instructions

Toffee Sauce

  • Melt the butter in a medium sized pan over low heat.
    50 g salted butter
  • Add the sugar and the clementine juice.
    120 g golden caster sugar, 1 clementine
  • Leave to bubble over a low heat for about ten minutes or until the sugar has melted and the toffee sauce is thick.
  • Leave to cool slightly, then pour into the base of a lightly buttered 8″ (20cm) round silicone mould or suitable tin.
  • Slice the bananas and layer over the toffee sauce.
    2 medium bananas

Shortcake

  • Melt the white chocolate in a large bowl over hot, but not boiling, water.
    50 g white chocolate
  • Add the butter and leave to soften a little.
    50 g unsalted butter, 50 g golden caster sugar
  • Remove from the heat. Add the sugar and then cream (beat) the mix until light and fluffy.
  • Beat in the egg.
    1 large egg
  • Sift in the flour and stir until everything is just about mixed together.
    140 g flour
  • Spoon onto the bananas, smoothing out to ensure a more or less even layer over the top.
  • Bake at 180℃ (350℉, Gas 4) for 20 minutes.
  • Leave to cool for five minutes, then turn out onto a plate and serve straight away whilst warm.

Notes

Please note: calories and other nutritional information are per serving. They're approximate and will depend on exact ingredients used.

Nutrition

Calories: 314kcal | Carbohydrates: 46g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 13g | Saturated Fat: 8g | Cholesterol: 49mg | Sodium: 60mg | Potassium: 147mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 29g | Vitamin A: 361IU | Vitamin C: 7mg | Calcium: 23mg | Iron: 1mg