Name: Banoffee Bombe
Prep time: 1 h
Cook time: 8 min
Total time: 1 h 8 min
Yield: Makes one bombe cake
Cuisine: United Kingdom
Ingredients: 50 g (1¾ oz) plain (all-purpose) flour, sifted; 200 ml (7 fl oz) double (heavy) cream, softly whipped; 5 whole eggs, large; Cocoa powder to dust; 1 × 297 g (10½ oz) can of caramel; 185 g (6½ oz) icing (confectioners) sugar, sifted; 1 tsp vanilla bean paste or the seeds scraped from 1 vanilla pod; Mini white and dark chocolate cigarillos; 40 g (1½ oz) butter, melted and cooled; 30 g (1 oz) caster (superfine) sugar; 3 slices of banana; 2 medium bananas, sliced; 100 ml (3½ fl oz) double (heavy) cream; 5 egg whites; 25 g (1 oz) caster (superfine) sugar; 185 g (6½ oz) ground almonds; 1½ tsp vege-gel

Preparation info

Makes
one
bombe cake

Difficulty
Medium
Ready in
1 hr 10

Appears in

The Pink Whisk Guide to Cake Making

By Ruth Clemens

Published 2013

About

You can’t go wrong with a banoffee filling in this bombe cake!

Ingredients

Cake

5 whole eggs, large
185 g (6½ oz) ground almonds

Method

Make the sheets of Joconde sponge and the vanilla mousse following the directions in the Rhubarb & Custard Bombe.
When it comes to the assembly, first add a quarter of the vanilla mousse, followed by a quarter of the caramel. Slice and layer the 2 medium bananas on top of the caramel. Add another quarter of the caramel and finish with a further quarter of t

Become a Premium Member to access this recipe

Unlimited, ad-free access to hundreds of the world’s best cookbooks
Over 150,000 recipes with thousands more added every month
Recommended by leading chefs and food writers
Powerful search filters to match your tastes
Create collections and add reviews or private notes to any recipe
Swipe to browse each cookbook from cover-to-cover
Manage your subscription via the My Membership page

Already a member?

Best value

'Brilliant app for foodies'

'Spotify of cookbooks'

Banoffee Bombe

Ingredients

Cake

Method

Become a Premium Member to access this recipe

$4.99

$39.99

Part of