Baked Banana Cake

Name: Baked Banana Cake (Bánh Chuối)
Yield: Serves 12
Cuisine: Vietnam
Ingredients: 380 g (13½ oz) tin sweetened condensed milk; 200 g (7 oz/1⅓ cups) plain (all-purpose) flour; 7 eggs; 12 ripe finger bananas (see note); 60 g (2¼ oz/¼ cup) caster (superfine) sugar; 250 g (9 oz) unsalted butter, melted

Bánh Chuối

Preparation info

Serves
12

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Songs of Sapa

By Luke Nguyen

Published 2009

About

I HAVE NOT YET MET A VIETNAMESE PERSON WHO HAS NOT SAID THAT THIS CAKE IS THEIR FAVOURITE OR THAT THEIR MOTHER MAKES THE BEST VERSION. BE WARNED, YOU WON’T BE ABLE TO STOP AT ONE PIECE, SO I’VE MADE THIS RECIPE BIG ENOUGH FOR SECONDS ... AND THIRDS.

Ingredients

12 ripe finger bananas (see note)
60 g (2¼ oz/¼

Asia
Vietnam
Dalat
Cake
Dessert
Vegetarian
Southeast Asia

Method

Slice the bananas thinly on the diagonal and coat with sugar. Cover and set aside at room temperature for 30 minutes.

Preheat the oven to 200°C (400°F/Gas 6). Grease a 24 cm (