Banana Caramel Cream Cheese Butter Cake 香蕉焦糖乳酪奶油蛋糕

Just realized that the name of this cake is sooo long ^_^. Because this cake has banana, caramel, cream cheese and butter. With all these ingredients, sure it will not go wrong, a rich and buttery cake!

Banana Caramel Cream Cheese Butter Cake 香蕉焦糖乳酪奶油蛋糕

*makes 2 x loaf pan 

To make caramel

60g coarse sugar

90g dairy whipping cream 

For the cake

190g unsalted butter, room temperature

150g cream cheese, room temperature

75g caster sugar

5 egg yolks (A size or large)

50g sour cream

300g self-raising flour

1/2tsp double action baking powder or 3/4tsp baking powder 

5 egg white (A size or large )

65g caster sugar

140g banana, cut into cubes

90g cream cheese, cut into cubes 

To prepare caramel

1) Add sugar in a saucepot over heat over medium heat, do not stir sugar. When the syrup turn into amber color, remove from heat immediately.

2) Stir in whipping cream, return to low heat, stir till thick paste, set aside. 

To prepare cake batter

1) Preheat the oven to 180C. Line baking paper on the cake pan.

2) Using an electric mixer, beat butter, cream cheese and sugar until the mixture turns pale and fluffy.

3) Continue beat the mixture, add in egg yolks one by one. With each addition, whip until the batter just combine. Add in flour and sour cream alternately, mix till a thick batter, set aside.

4) In a separate bowl, beat egg whites until foamy, gradually add in sugar in 3 batches, beat till stiff peak forms.

5) Using a rubber spatula, stir in 1/3 of egg white into cream cheese mixture, stir  until combine.

6) Fold remaining egg white in 2 additions, stir quickly and scraping down the bottom of the bowl, making sure that the batter is well combined.

7) Lastly, stir in banana pieces.  Scrape the batter into the baking pan, then drizzle caramel on the batter alternately (do not stir caramel to completely combine with batter as to create marble pattern). Last scatter with cream cheese cubes and banana cubes on top.

8) Bake in pre-heated oven for 50 minutes, or until a skewer inserted in the center of the cake turns out clean. 

Recipe adapted from Piggy’s cookingjournal with changes, by Sonia aka Nasi Lemak Lover