Bananas can be used as the main ingredient for sponge cake . This market snack tastes better if the banana used is ripe. However, until now, many people still often fail to make banana cake. Apart from the fact that the cake doesn't expand, the result is also pale and not stringy. In fact, delicious banana cake has a fiber motif and is brownish in color.
After investigating, this was because the sponge cake mixture was simply mixed. Even though there are tricks that must be done when you want to use bananas to mix the sponge cake. So, the use of bananas has a big influence on the final result of the sponge cake being fibrous and brownish.
Luckily, an Instagram user @menu.berbuka once shared a simple trick so that banana cake becomes more fibrous and browner. As reported by BrilioFood from the Instagram account @menu.berbuka on Wednesday (7/8), you must pay attention to the type of banana used. Bananas should also not be mixed directly with other ingredients.
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In the uploaded video, he admitted that he used ripe yellow Ambon bananas. Ripe bananas will make the sponge cake taste sweeter and less astringent. Apart from that, the soft texture of ripe bananas will make this fruit easier to mix with other ingredients.
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So, the bananas that have been prepared must be peeled and mashed first in a container. It doesn't need to be too smooth, just enough until the banana is crushed. You can use a fork to mash the ripe banana.
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If it has been crushed, let the banana mixture sit at room temperature or in the refrigerator chiller for 15-30 minutes. This is important to do so that the banana oxidizes and turns brown. Apart from that, the bananas are left to rest first so that the fibers are more visible.
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This process is an important key that will make the banana cake more beautiful later. So, after letting it sit for a few minutes, you can immediately mix the mashed banana with the sponge cake mixture. Make sure you add the banana at the very end so that all the ingredients can be mixed evenly. That way, the banana cake is ready to be steamed.