Banana cake with passion fruit juice.

Fresh bananas, in my deepest conviction, are not particularly original in flavor. Bananas in baked goods are a completely different matter. They turn into a marvelous and insanely fragrant fruit, a flavor that beckons and enchants. That's why I often use them in various cakes and muffins – it's hard to think of a better natural flavoring and appetite stimulant!

This pie is beautiful in every way – tender and soft dough, a cap of bananas with a caramelized hue and a hint of sour passion fruit. If you do not have this marvelous fruit, do not hurry to despair – replace passion fruit with lemon or lime juice, it will be no less delicious. In general – I recommend the pie, with a glass of milk – it is a real pleasure.

banana cake

Compound:

• eggs - 3 pcs.
• sugar - 150 gr.
• melted butter - 200 gr.
• flour - 150 gr.
• vanilla extract - 1 tbsp.
• banana – 3-4 pcs.
• maracuja – 3 pieces
.

for the caramel:

• sugar - 150 gr.
• water - 4 tbsp.
• lime juice - 2 tbsp
.

Cooking banana pie with passion fruit:

Grease the bottom of a 22 cm diameter round mold with butter. It is better to use a mold that does not have a removable rim,  otherwise the caramel may drip out during baking. I used a cast iron pan (my grandmother's) with high sides.

Caramel:

In a small saucepan, combine the sugar and water, bring to a boil and keep on the heat until the caramel turns a beautiful amber color.

Caramel:

caramel sugar

caramel

Remove the ladle from the heat and add the lime juice. Immediately pour the caramel into the bottom of the baking mold. It will harden immediately in the mold, that's okay, it will re-melt and spread evenly on the bottom when baking.

caramel in shape

Filling:

Cut the bananas into circles and mix them with the pulp and juice of two passion fruit.

Bananas cut into circles and mix with the pulp and juice of two passion fruit.

bananas with passion fruit juice

Spread the bananas on top of the caramel. It will turn out beautifully if the bananas are not in a single layer, but in two or three layers.

bananas with caramel

Biscuit:

Whisk the eggs and sugar on high speed of a mixer until puffy and light in color for 10 minutes.

eggs whipped with sugar

Add vanilla extract and melted butter.

Cut open the last passion fruit, spoon out the juicy pulp and add it to the batter. Mix well again.

Pour the flour into the batter and mix with a silicone spatula from the bottom up, making the batter lighter and preventing it from settling.

Sift the flour into the batter and mix with a silicone spatula.

flour dough

pie dough

Pour the batter over the bananas and smooth it out.

dough in mold

Bake in a preheated 180C oven for 35-40 minutes or until a wooden skewer comes out dry.

ready pie

Let the finished pie rest in the mold for 5 minutes.

With a thin, sharp knife, run along the sides of the mold. Then  place a large plate on top and invert the mold — the pie will easily end up on the plate. Be careful as the hot liquid caramel may drip off.

Please be careful as the hot liquid caramel may drip off.

banana pie

Cool the pie and serve.

Have a good appetite!