Shelly's Recipe

BANANA TOFFEE CRUNCH BUNDT CAKE WITH CHOCOLATE GLAZE

Category: Cakes

Cake
3 cups all-purpose flour
2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
3/4 tsp salt
2 cups bananas, ripe mashed
1/4 cup milk; at room temperature
2 tsp vanilla extract
2/3 cup unsalted butter; at room temp
1 cup granulated sugar
4 large eggs; at room temperature
5 milk chocolate-coated toffee bars 1.4 oz each
2/3 cups slivered blanched almonds; chopped and toasted

Chocolate glaze
3 oz semi-sweet chocolate
3 tbsp unsalted butter

Cake: Preheat oven to 350 F. Butter a 12-cup Bundt pan or fluted tube pan. Lightly dust with flour and tap out excess.

In a small bowl, stir together flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. In another small bowl, stir together bananas, milk, and vanilla until blended. 3. In a small bowl, using hand-held electric mixer, cream together butter and sugar until blended. One at a time, add eggs, beating well after each addition. In three additions each, alternately beat in flour mixture and banana mixture, until just combined. Stir in toffee and nuts. Scrape batter into prepared pan and spread evenly. Bake for 65 to 75 minutes, or until a cake tester inserted in center of cake comes out clean. Remove pan to wire rack. Cool for 10 minutes before inverting cake onto a cooling rack; finish cooling on rack.

Glaze: In a small saucepan, melt chocolate and butter over low heat, stirring often until mixture is completely smooth, with no streaks. Remove from heat and cool for 5 minutes. Pour evenly over cooled cake. Place cake in refrigerator for 30 minutes to set glaze. Store cooled cake in an airtight container in refrigerator. Allow cake to reach room temperature before serving. Makes 1 cake of 12 to 16 slices.

NOTE: To toast almonds, place them in a single layer on a baking sheet and bake at 350 F for 5 to 7 minutes, shaking sheet a couple of times, until nuts are lightly browned.