This cake already had one strike against it – it’s a roulade, a sponge cake rolled around a filling.
In this case, it’s a chocolate sponge cake that’s easy to make and pretty easy to handle – no real issues with cracking. The filling is a take on chocolate ganache: chocolate folded with whipped cream and flavored with some mashed banana. The whole cake is wrapped around an entire banana. Oh, and there are some toasted walnuts in there too. There’s a lot going on.
I think this cake looks weird. It tastes okay, though. But given the choice, I’d much rather make a layer cake rather than a roulade.
For the recipe and to see how the other Baked Sunday Mornings bakers fared, head over to Baked Sunday Mornings.
- Banana in a Blanket (Baked Elements, p. 209)
Weird? No! It looks beautiful! It was interesting that a banana was put in the middle.(that was the part of the recipe I just wasn’t sure about.) You could rather than rolling it, cut it into three equal rectangles and make it into a layer cake! (like a sara lee cake) :)
I was too intimidated to even try this! Maybe I’ll give it a try one day when I have lots of time and patience!
I agree it looks kind of weird, but it tastes delish, and your roll is just perfect, unlike my try at a roll!
I am in awe of how you got so many revolutions of cake around your bananas — your cake looks terrific! I’m a layer cake kind of girl as well, but something about this recipe just made me fall in love! :)