Banana & Kabocha Squash Cake
- 70 grams Kabocha squash (unpeeled)
- 70 grams Banana
- 1 tbsp Rum
- 70 grams Cake flour
- 70 grams Almond flour
- 1 tsp Baking powder
- 2 medium Egg whites
- 40 to 45 grams Raw cane sugar
- 1 dash Salt
- 2 medium Egg yolks
- 30 grams Raw cane sugar
- 70 grams Melted butter (unsalted)
- Preparation: Remove the fibrous parts out of the kabocha squash and steam until a skewer can piece through easily.
- Mash the kabocha and let it cool.
- Mash the banana until creamy.
- Combine the kabocha, banana, and rum mix into a paste.
- Sift together the dry ingredients marked with .
- Melt the butter over a double boiler.
- Spread the butter on the mold and either coat with flour or line with parchment paper.
- Preheat the oven to 170C.
- Put the ingredients marked with into a bowl, and create a meringue using the hand mixer at high speed.
- Whip until the cream forms a thick ribbon when the whisk is lifted.
- Reduce speed to low and slowly mix around to smooth out the cream.
- Add the ingredients marked with into a bowl and mix until white and thick with a hand mixer.
- Add the kabocha paste and blend until well incorporated.
- Mix in the melted butter and blend thoroughly.
- Add the sifted dry ingredients.
- Mix lightly from the bottom with a rubber spatula, being careful not to knead.
- Add the meringue in 3 portions.
- Fold in carefully so the foam doesn't break down.
- Add each portion once the mixture is somewhat blended.
- The resulting batter should be glazed and fluffy in texture.
- Pour it into the mold.
- Tap the mold lightly on counter top and put it into oven.
- Baking time for your reference: 20 cm pound cake mold: 35 to 40 minutes.
- Fruit cake mold: 30 to 35 minutes.
- Muffin mold: 20 to 25 minutes.
- The cake is done once a skewer comes out clean.
- Remove from mold and let cool.
- If you can, let it rest overnight to let the taste settle.
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Taken from cookpad.com/us/recipes/145063-banana-kabocha-squash-cake (may not work)