Vietnamese Banana Cake
- Preparation time: 15 minutes
- Cook time: 60 minutes
With the addition of coconut and bread pieces, this very Vietnamese recipe will make you think twice the next time you bake banana bread.
Photo: @yamyang333
Ingredients
- 3 peeled bananas
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 3 tbsp sweet condensed milk
- 3/8 cup
- 2/3 cup wheat flour
- 1 cup coconut milk
- 3 tsp butter
- 2 slice toasted bread
Preparation
- Mash banana and tear bread into smaller pieces.
- Mix banana, bread, coconut milk, sugar, and wheat flour together.
- Pour the mixture into a buttered mould and bake uncovered for 1 hour or until golden at 350F (175-180C). Open the oven to butter on the cake surface to make it more sweet-smelling and appealing.
- Remove from the oven and stand 10 minutes before removing from the mould.
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