Banana & Dark Rum Cake

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup dark rum
• 12 ounces plain flour
• 1 teaspoon of good vanilla (6-8 drops)
• 4 ounces of freshly grated coconut
• 6 ripe bananas
• 1 lime, juice of
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 4 tablespoons of dark sugar
• 1 egg yolk
• 1/2 cup double cream
• 1 pinch salt

Recipe

• 1 first peel the bananas, cut lengthways and soak them with the said dark rum.
• 2 make a thick dough by combining the flour and cream, then add the cinnamon, pinch of salt, sugar, a few vanilla drops (6 to 8) and lime juice. mix well. the dough should be slightly wet.
• 3 roll it out with a rolling pin and cut 2 oblong-shaped layers of around 1 inch thick. line a bread tin with 1 layer. place the soaked bananas on top, cover with the grated (or shredded) coconut, and cover with the top layer, crimping the edges to seal.
• 4 brush with egg yolk and sprinkle a little sugar and some grated coconut for effect. bake in a moderate oven (180° c / 350° f) for about 30 minutes until nicely browned.