Hello Thursday! I don’t know where the weeks continue to go, but it still amazes me how quickly time seems to fly! As you can tell by the title of this recipe I am super happy to say that we reached my “Birthday Wish” goal! We raised just over $400, and I only planned on making around $250! This is amazing, and I was smiling from ear to ear on the 18th when I check to see how far we got!
I would love to thank everyone who took time to donate, and show me love! It means alot to me, more than most of you will ever understand. So for that I am so thankful!
Like I have told all you before, and I will say it again birthdays do not really mean much to me. I just think it is a day you get to spend feeling happy, and grateful to be alive! And I did just that on my birthday, with a side of kick ass cake but with a total twist! For the cake itself I used my Banana Bread (make the exact same way, but divide into 3 5″ tins). I layered each delicious cake between candied blood oranges, and completely drizzled with Salted Caramel Sauce from DamnSugar – this made the cake for sure!
This cake is perfect for special occasions, and honestly quite versatile as I think you can literally use your favourite cake or loaf recipe and turn it into a masterpiece!
This cake is super sticky, moist and is just a burst of flavours in your mouth.
Fun fact time: I used blood oranges because I did not want to waste them as they were about to go off. So for this recipes I would maybe try making candied pears, apricots, or even peaches! Just something that goes really well bananas. Not that the Blood oranges did not , they went perfectly but I not everyone has this citrus fruit available to them right now!
Sorry I cant stay long but I have some recipes to create, and time is not on my side today! Busy Busy Bee!
Love from your Greek Food Goddess
INGREDIENTS
- Banana Bread Cake – three tins, greased with coconut oil
- Candied Oranges:
- 1 blood orange
- 1 cup of water
- 1/2 cup coconut sugar
- 1/2 cup maple sugar or coconut syrup (this is where the cake gets cheeky, but if you’re only doing once a year who CARES!)
- Salted Caramel:
- 1/2 of Damnsugar salted caramel
- 3 tbsp of vegan butter
- 1 tbsp maple syrup
- 1 teaspoon salt
INSTRUCTIONS
- Preheat your oven to 350C.
- Prepare your ” Banana Bread” – link is in the above the recipe!
- Cook for around 15-20 minutes, or until they pass the tooth pick test!
- In the mean time lets start preparing the candies blood oranges.
- Add water and syrups of choice to a large pan, and reduce till the sugar has dessolved.
- Now thinly slice your blood orange and add it to the pan.
- Simmer on medium-high hit till the pith of the orange becomes tranluscent.
- Stir the oranges every once and awhile, and cook for about 35-40 minutes.
- Flip the oranges here and there so they are fully coated by this delicioous goodness.
- Your cakes are ready at this point so have them ready to begin layering.
- Cake, oranges, cake… you get it. AND you better be using the left over blood orange juice from the pan and pouring into onto the cake!
- Now for the Salted Caramel Sauce.
- Heat damnsugar (could also use Coconut sugar with Cacao, as long as you use the same ratio – Ex 2 tbsp sugar, 2 tbsp cacao) in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Stir constantly to avoid burning.
- Once damnsugar has melted, add the butter. Be careful in this step because the caramel will bubble rapidly when the butter is added.
- Stir butter into damnsugar until it is completely melted, about 2-3 minutes.
- Add the agave and gently stir. Keep watching it so it does not burn.
- Allow the mixture to boil for 1 minute. It will rise in the pan as it boils.
- Remove from heat and stir in 1 teaspoon of salt. Allow to cool down before using.
- Once cooled get pouring this amazing goodness onto your cake!
