Warm Banana Cakes With Chocolate Sauce Recipes

GRILLED BANANA POUND CAKE WITH CHOCOLATE SAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F.
• Spray the inside of an angel food cake pan (easier to use) or fluted Bundt pan with nonstick spray. Lightly dust with sugar and set aside.
• In a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, cream the butter with the sugars until light and fluffy. Add the eggs, one at a time, mixing each one in completely before adding the next. Add the mashed banana and the vanilla and lemon extracts. Add the baking soda and beat until completely incorporated.
• Add a third of the flour to the wet mixture, beating it in completely. Then add a third of the sour cream, beating that in completely. Continue to alternate flour and sour cream until all of it is incorporated. Beat in the salt, then pour the batter into the prepared pan. Bake for 70 to 90 minutes, or until a cake tester comes out clean. Let the cake cool for 5 minutes. Use a small metal spatula to carefully release the cake from the pan. Unmold the cake and let cool before slicing.
• For the chocolate sauce: Combine the cream, honey, brown sugar, cocoa powder and 1 cup of the chocolate chips in a saucepot over medium-high heat. Bring to a boil, then add the salt and cook, stirring occasionally, until the sauce becomes completely smooth, 5 to 10 minutes.
• Off the heat, stir in the remaining 1 cup chocolate chips and the butter. Transfer to a jar and set aside until ready to serve.
• To serve: Preheat a grill or grill pan to medium high. Brush slices of the cake with some melted butter, and grill just until light grill marks appear, 1 to 2 minutes. Remove to a serving platter. Drizzle with chocolate sauce and enjoy.

WARM BANANA CAKE WITH CHOCOLATE SAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350ºF.
• Grease 6-4 oz ramekins with butter and dust with flour.
• Sift together flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt together and set aside.
• Mix vegetable oil and sugar in mixing bowl, using electric mixer at medium speed until smooth.
• Beat in eggs and mashed bananas, using low speed.
• While continuing to beat at low speed, add sifted dry ingredients, slowly.
• Continue beating until mixture is thoroughly blended.
• Divide batter among prepared ramekins.
• Arrange ramekins on baking sheet and bake for 18-20 minutes until cakes are firm to touch and toothpick inserted into center comes out clean.
• Place on wire rack and cool for at least 5 minutes.
• Cakes should be served warm.
• MAKE THE SAUCE:.
• Place chocolate in bowl.
• Heat milk and cream in saucepan to simmer over medium heat.
• Pour over chocolate and let stand to soften chocolate.
• Whisk until blended.
• Whisk in vanilla extract.
• Set aside keeping sauce warm.
• MAKE CARAMELIZED BANANAS:.
• Place butter and sugar in skillet over high heat.
• Cook until sugar turns amber and caramelizes.
• Add sliced banana and continue cooking until completely coated.
• Remove from heat immediately.
• Remove cakes from ramekins and place onto individual plates.
• Pour hot chocolate sauce around cake, place scoop of vanilla ice cream onto plate.
• Arrange 3 of caramelized bananas around cake cake and garnish with walnuts.
• Serve immediately.
• Enjoy!

EASY CHOCOLATE SAUCE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Mix all ingredients except the brown sugar and 4 tbsp cocoa and hot water. Spread into a 9x9 pan or equivalent.
• Mix brown sugar and cocoa and spread over batter.
• Carefully pour the hot water over all.
• Bake at 350°F for approximately 40 minutes.

WARM CHOCOLATE PUDDING CAKES WITH CARAMEL SAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Butter four 6-ounce ramekins, then coat lightly with sugar, tapping out excess. In a microwave-safe bowl, combine butter and chocolate. Microwave until melted, about 1 minute; stir until smooth. (Or melt mixture in a heatproof bowl set over, not in, a pan of simmering water.)
• In a large bowl, whisk together sugar, eggs, yolks, flour, and salt; add chocolate mixture and whisk to combine. Fill each ramekin three-quarters full with batter; place on a rimmed baking sheet and refrigerate 15 minutes.
• Bake until center of a cake is soft but not wet when pressed, 27 to 30 minutes. Let cool 5 minutes. Serve cakes warm, topped with caramel and whipped cream.

CHOCOLATE CAKE WITH FUDGE SAUCE

Steps:

• In a small saucepan, prepared pudding with milk according to package directions for pudding. Pour into a large bowl; add cake mix and beat until well blended. , Spread into a greased 13-in. x 9-in. baking pan. Bake at 350° for 30-35 minutes or until cake springs back when lightly touched and edges pull away from sides of pan. Cool on a wire rack. , For sauce, in a large heavy saucepan, melt butter and chocolate over low heat. Stir in evaporated milk and sugar until smooth. Bring to a boil over medium heat; cook and stir for 8 minutes or until thickened. Remove from the heat; stir in vanilla. Serve warm sauce with cake. Serve with mint if desired.

WARM CHOCOLATE-CHIPOTLE CAKES WITH CINNAMON-CARAMEL SAUCE

Steps:

• Prepare a medium heat fire (350°F) in a wood-fired oven or cooker. Butter eight 4-ounce ramekins and dust with sugar, knocking out the excess sugar.
• In the wood-fired oven or cooker, toast the chiles in a dry skillet, turning as they toast, for about 2 minutes. Discard the stems, seeds, and ribs, then soak the chiles in hot water to cover until softened, about 30 minutes. Drain, reserving the soaking liquid.
• Puree the drained chiles in a food processor or blender, adding enough soaking liquid to form a paste. Force the paste through a fine-mesh sieve into a bowl and discard the solids. Set aside 1 1/2 tablespoons of the chile paste and freeze the remainder for another use.
• Bring the prune juice and sugar to a boil in a medium saucepan, stirring until the sugar is dissolved. Pour the hot sugar syrup over the chocolate in a large bowl, stirring until the chocolate is melted. You may need to place it over a simmering water bath to melt completely. Add the butter and stir until melted. Whisk in the eggs, one at a time, then stir in the 1 1/2 tablespoons chile paste, the flour, cinnamon, and salt.
• Place the ramekins in a baking pan; divide the batter among the sugar-lined ramekins and place in the oven or cooker. Fill the pan with 1/2 inch hot water and bake, uncovered, until the cakes are firm and crusted, 30 to 35 minutes. Check after 20 minutes for doneness, as each oven is different. The cakes need to be moist, not dry.
• If using a Big Green Egg, put the plate setter in place with the grate on top, creating an oven. Place the sheet pan on the grate, fill with hot water, and close the lid.
• Transfer the ramekins to a wire rack and let cool for 5 minutes. Unmold the warm cakes directly onto serving plates, crusty top side up. Drizzle with the caramel sauce and serve.
• Cinnamon-Caramel Sauce
• Combine the sugar and water in a heavy saucepan. Cook over medium-low heat until the sugar dissolves. Increase the heat to medium-high; boil without stirring until the syrup becomes a deep amber color, occasionally brushing down the sides of the pan with a wet pastry brush and swirling the pan. Remove from the heat. Stir in the ground cinnamon until completely combined. Gradually add the cream and stir over low heat until the sauce is smooth. Remove from the heat and let stand until cool and pourable, about 30 minutes.
• Store in a plastic squeeze bottle and use immediately or refrigerate for up to 1 month.

WARM FLOURLESS CHOCOLATE CAKE WITH CARAMEL SAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Butter the bottom of a 10 inch springform pan, and line with parchment paper.
• Melt the butter in a large saucepan over low heat. Stir in chocolate, and continue to stir until almost melted. Remove from heat, and stir until melted and smooth. In a large bowl, stir together 1 1/4 cups sugar and the cocoa powder. Whisk in the eggs until well blended, then whisk in the chocolate and butter. Pour the batter into the prepared pan.
• Bake for about 45 minutes in the preheated oven. The cake is ready when the edges have nicely puffed and the surface is firm except for a small spot in the center that will jiggle when the pan is gently shaken. Cool cake in the pan over a wire rack. Run a knife around the sides of the pan to loosen the cake, then remove the sides of the pan, and invert onto a serving plate. Remove the parchment paper.
• In a heavy saucepan, stir together 1 1/2 cups of sugar, water, and lemon juice. Bring to a boil over medium heat, and cook without stirring until the syrup is a deep amber color. For an accurate color check, dip a metal spoon into the syrup and lift it out of the pan to check the color. Once the syrup is amber, remove from the heat. Gradually stir in the cream. The mixture will bubble vigorously. If lumps form, stir gently over low heat to dissolve them. Stir in 2 tablespoons of butter.
• Cut the cake into wedges while warm, and serve with caramel sauce spooned over it. You can also chill the cake and sauce, then warm again before serving.

MICROWAVE CHOCOLATE BANANA CAKE AND CHOCOLATE SAUCE

Steps:

• CAKE: Sift dry ingredients into a bowl (if using thick flour such as soy, it can work better if you sift twice) In another bowl mash banana and mix with liquid ingredients.
• Combine and stir both together till well blended.
• Pour into a lightly oiled microwave cake dish (I use a ring dish).
• Cook high heat (use turntable) 6 to 8 minutes or until cake tests done.
• SAUCE: In a bowl, mix a small amount of milk with cornstarch to create a paste.
• In a saucepan, combine cocoa, sugar/syrup and salt.
• Gradually add milk and cornstarch mix until smooth.
• Cook, stirring constantly, until mixture boils.
• Reduce heat to medium-high and cook for 5 minutes, stirring constantly until desired consistency.
• Stir in vanilla etc.
• If mixture needs to thicken, take some out of saucepan and mix with cornstarch.
• For Vegan do not use milk [dairy].

WARM CHOCOLATE STOUT CAKES WITH WHISKEY CARAMEL SAUCE

Steps:

• For the whiskey caramel sauce: Combine the sugar and 1/4 cup water in a medium saucepan over medium-high heat, swirling the pan but not stirring, until the mixture is dark amber, 7 to 10 minutes. Turn off the heat and whisk in the heavy cream, vanilla and salt until smooth. Whisk in the whiskey. Transfer to a bowl and cool completely (the caramel will thicken as it cools).
• For the chocolate stout cakes: Position a rack in the center of the oven and preheat to 350 degrees F.
• Melt the butter in a medium saucepan over medium heat until it just begins to bubble, about 5 minutes. Add the cocoa powder and whisk until dissolved and the mixture is smooth, about 30 seconds. Remove from the heat and whisk in the stout beer. Set aside to cool slightly, about 5 minutes.
• Meanwhile, spray a 12-cup muffin tin generously with nonstick canola oil spray and wipe out any oil that pools at the bottom of the cups. Dust the muffin cups with cocoa powder and tap out the excess.
• Whisk the flour, brown sugar, baking soda and salt in a medium bowl.
• Whisk the egg, Greek yogurt and vanilla extract in large bowl.
• Whisk half of the stout beer mixture into the egg mixture and blend until combined. Whisk in the remaining half of the stout beer mixture and blend until smooth. Add the flour mixture and blend until just combined.
• Divide the batter evenly into the prepared muffin tin. Bake the cakes, rotating the muffin tin halfway through, until a tester or toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 20 to 25 minutes. Transfer the muffin tin to a wire rack and let the cakes cool in the muffin tin for 10 minutes.
• Loosen the edges of each cake with an offset spatula, then carefully remove the cakes from the muffin tin. Serve the warm cakes upside-down on individual plates drizzled with the Whiskey Caramel Sauce and sprinkled with the toffee bits.

BANANA SAUCE

Steps:

• Melt the butter in a saucepan.
• Add the bananas to the hot butter.
• Let cook for about 2 minutes.
• Add the sugar, cinnamon, and nutmeg.
• Cook over medium heat until the sugar begins to caramelize, about 2 to 3 minutes. Add the vanilla.
• Add pecans just before serving.
• Serve warm or at room temperature.
• Makes about 1 1/2 cups.

BANANA CHEESECAKE WITH CARAMEL SAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• In a medium bowl, mix together the graham cracker crumbs, 1/4 cup sugar, and melted margarine. Press into the bottom of a greased 9x13 inch baking dish.
• In another bowl, mix together the cream cheese and 3/4 cup sugar until smooth. Blend in the eggs one at a time, then stir in the vanilla and mashed banana. Pour into the prepared crust.
• Bake for 30 minutes in the preheated oven, or until the center is set. Cool, and refrigerate for at least 3 hours.
• Combine evaporated milk and caramels in a saucepan over medium heat. Cook stirring frequently until caramels are melted and the mixture is smooth. Garnish the cheesecake with banana slices, and drizzle caramel sauce over.

CHOCOLATE SAUCE FOR VANILLA CAKE

Steps:

• Melt butter in saucepan.
• Add the other ingredients.
• Boil for 1 minute, stirring several times.
• Pour amount desired on a slice of sheet cake.