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Prep Time: 30 Minutes Cook Time: 15 Minutes |
Ready In: 45 Minutes Servings: 1 |
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If you’re looking to try something a little different with those overripe bananas sitting in your fruit basket, how about a banana roll? Banana sponge cake spread with a thick cream cheese filling rolled up into one yummy package — what’s not to love? Ingredients:
3/4 cup all-purpose flour |
1/2 teaspoon baking powder |
1/2 teaspoon baking soda |
1/4 teaspoon salt |
3 eggs |
1 cup sugar |
2/3 cup mashed banana (2 medium bananas) |
1 teaspoon vanilla extract |
powdered sugar, for dusting |
1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened |
1 cup powdered sugar, sifted |
6 tablespoons butter, softened |
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract |
1/2 teaspoon banana extract |
1/4 cup powdered sugar, for dusting |
Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Grease a 15×10 inch jelly-roll pan; line with parchment paper. Grease and flour paper; set aside. Spread out a clean, thin dish towel on the counter (make sure the towel is larger than your jelly roll pan); sprinkle liberally with powdered sugar (this can be done using a mesh strainer).
2. In a small bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda. In a large bowl combine eggs and sugar; beat until thickened. Add bananas and vanilla; beat until well mixed. Stir in flour mixture into egg mixture. Spread batter evenly into prepared pan, easing it carefully to the corners with a spatula.
3. Bake for 13-15 minutes or until center springs back when lightly touched.
4. Immediately loosen cake from edges of pan; invert cake onto the prepared towel. Remove pan; carefully peel off paper. Roll up cake in towel while hot, starting with 10-inch side. Cool completely on wire rack, at least an hour.
5. When cake is almost completely cooled, make the filling: beat cream cheese, powdered sugar, butter, and both extracts in small mixer bowl until smooth.
6. When cake has cooled completely, unroll and spread with filling, then re-roll cake. Wrap rolled cake in plastic wrap then refrigerate at least one hour but overnight is best.
7. To serve, unwrap cake and place on a platter. Sprinkle with powdered sugar if desired, cut into slices.
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