Banana cake

Name: Banana cake (Poe de plátano)
Cuisine: Chilean
Ingredients: 1.3 kg/3 lb ripe bananas; 1 kg/2¼ lb pumpkin, peeled and coarsely grated; 675 g/1½ lb/6 cups plain (all-purpose) flour, sifted; 600 ml/1 pint/2½ cups vegetable oil, plus extra for greasing; 450 g/15 oz/3 cups grated fresh coconut; 400 g/14 oz/3½ cups white sugar

Poe de plátano

Preparation info

Serves
12

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Food and Cooking of Chile

By Boris Basso Benelli

Published 2014

About

This delectable and unique cake comes from Easter Island, where you can find more than 15 different types of banana, varying in size and taste. Bananas are eaten on this remote island during most meals as a vegetable accompaniment.

Ingredients

1.3 kg/3 lb ripe bananas
1 kg/2¼

Americas
Chile
Easter Island
Dessert
Cake
Vegan
Easter

Method

Preheat the oven to 180°C/350°F/Gas 4. Squish the bananas with your hand in a large bowl. Add the grated pumpkin and half the flour and mix with your hands to combine.

Energy 982kcal/4100kJ; Protein 8g; Carbohydrate 99g, of which sugars 54g; Fat 65g, of which saturates 18g; Cholesterol 0mg; Calcium 115mg; Fibre 9g; Sodium 11mg