Banana coconut fudge pudding

Name: Banana coconut fudge pudding
Prep time: 1 h
Cook time: 1 h 35 min
Total time: 2 h 35 min
Yield: Serves 6
Ingredients: ½ teaspoon vanilla extract or essence; 135 g (4½ oz) plain flour; ½ teaspoon baking powder; 4 bananas; 60 g (2 oz) desiccated coconut; 160 ml (5¼ fl oz) thick (double) cream; 2 vanilla pods; 310 g (10 oz) sugar; 150 g (5 oz) unsalted butter, cut into cubes; 3 eggs; 2½ tablespoons milk; 20 g (¾ oz) unsalted butter, melted; 3 tablespoons coconut cream; 115 g (3¾ oz) caster sugar

Preparation info

Serves
6

Difficulty
Complex
Ready in
3 hr

Appears in

Puddings

By Le Cordon Bleu

Published 2000

About

A sumptuously rich pudding, where a layer of real vanilla fudge is topped with sticky banana and coconut. Serve with a spoon of thick yoghurt.

Ingredients

Fudge

2 vanilla pods
310 g (10 oz) sugar

Dessert
Vegetarian

Method

Brush a 20 cm (8 inch) square or round cake tin (not one with a loose base) with melted butter. Fold a piece of greaseproof paper in half lengthways and wrap around the tin, folded-edge-downwards. Cut the paper so it is 4 cm (1½ inches) taller than the tin and the end is 2 cm (¾ inch) longer than the circumference. Snip cuts along the folded edge of the paper and place,