Chocolate-Banana Slices

Name: Chocolate-Banana Slices (Schokolade-Bananenschnitten)
Yield: Makes 8 servings
Cuisine: Austria
Ingredients: 6 ounces bittersweet chocolate, finely chopped; Vegetable oil cooking spray, for the foil collar; 1½ cups heavy cream; ¼ teaspoon vanilla extract; 2 tablespoons unsalted butter; 2 tablespoons milk; 1 teaspoon corn syrup; 1½ tablespoons golden rum; pinch of salt; 3 tablespoons Dutch-processed cocoa powder; ¼ cup heavy cream; 3 ripe bananas, peeled and cut in half lengthwise; ½ cup sifted cake flour; ⅔ cup sugar; 3 large eggs, at room temperature; 2 ounces bittersweet chocolate, finely chopped

Schokolade-Bananenschnitten

Preparation info

Makes
8
servings

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

Kaffeehaus

By Rick Rodgers

Published 2002

About

Chocolate and bananas are a typically American combination, but they have found their way into this very Viennese dessert. In order to mold the filling, you’ll need to create an aluminum foil collar to wrap around the cake—a simple task.

Ingredients

Cake

½ cup sifted cake flour
3 tablespoons Dutch-processed cocoa powder
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Europe
Austria
Vienna
Dessert
Vegetarian

Method

To make the cake: Position a rack in the center of the oven and heat to 350°F. Butter an 11½ X 8-inch baking pan and line the bottom with parchment or wax paper. Dust the