Coconut Tres Leches Cake With Caramelized Bananas
- 2 cups sifted cake flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/3 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup sugar
- 1/4 cup light butter, softened
- 1/2 cup pureed bananas (approximately 1/2 banana)
- 3/4 cup skim milk
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon pure coconut extract
- 1/2 cup egg whites, stiffly beaten
- 1/2 (14-ounce) can fat-free sweetened condensed milk
- 3/4 cup evaporated skim milk
- 2/3 cup light coconut milk
- 1/4 cup packed brown sugar
- 2 tablespoons dark rum
- 4 bananas, sliced
- 1 2/3 cups fat-free whipped topping
- 2 tablespoons toasted shredded coconut
- Sift the cake flour, baking powder and salt into a bowl. Cream the sugar, butter and banana puree in a mixing bowl until light and fluffy. Add 1/3 flour mixture and 1/3 skim milk alternately; mixing well after each addition. Mix in the vanilla and coconut extracts. Fold in the egg whites. Spray a 6 x 8-inch cake pan with nonstick cooking spray. Flour the pan. Pour the batter into the prepared pan. Bake at 375u0b0F for 50 minutes or until the cake tests done. Remove from the oven and cool in the pan for 10 minutes. Remove to a wire rack to cool completely. Combine the condensed milk, 3/4 cup skim milk and coconut milk in a bowl; mix well. Arrange the cake on a serving platter. Poke holes all over the cake with a wooden pick or skewer. Spoon the milk mixture over the cake. Cover the cake and chill in the refrigerator for 4 hours. Combine the brown sugar and rum in a saucepan over medium heat. Cook until the mixture reduces to a syrupy consistency. Add the bananas and stir gently to coat the fruit. Remove from the heat and cool to room temperature. Top each serving of cake with whipped topping and a scattering of toasted coconut. Serve the bananas on the side.
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Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/coconut-tres-leches-cake-with-caramelized-bananas-234917 (may not work)