Chocolate Banana Cake (Banana Cake)

Prepare the dough: in a medium-sized bowl, whisk together the egg, sugar, and vanilla extract

Set aside

Pulse the remaining ingredients through a food processor or blender until they form a crumbly mixture

Fold in the egg mixture to obtain a smooth batter

Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 45 minutes

Remove from the refrigerator and let rest for 15 minutes

Roll out the dough between two sheets of parchment paper, forming a circle with a diameter of 32.5 cm

Remove the top sheet of parchment paper and invert the dough onto a low-sided tart pan

Press the dough to the edges of the pan using your fingers

Trim excess dough from the edges with a knife

Poke holes in the dough with a fork to prevent bubbles

Refrigerate for 15 minutes

Preheat the oven to 200°C (hot)

Bake the cake in the preheated oven until golden brown (about 20 minutes)

Remove from the oven and let cool

Prepare the filling: beat the sugar, flour, and eggs together in a blender until smooth

Set aside

Heat the milk in a small saucepan over medium heat until it forms bubbles

Pour into the egg mixture and whisk until combined

Transfer to a medium-sized bowl and cook over medium heat until thickened

Strain through a fine-mesh sieve, add vanilla extract, and mix well

Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate

Let cool

Melt the chocolate and heavy cream in a small saucepan over low heat, whisking constantly

Let cool to room temperature

Reserve 2 tablespoons of this mixture for decorating the cake and spread the remaining on the bottom of the dough

Refrigerate until firm (about 15 minutes)

Slice the bananas into thin rounds

Arrange them on top of the chocolate, overlapping them like scales

Spread the reserved cream over them and refrigerate for another 15 minutes

No more

Melt the damson jelly in a small saucepan over low heat, whisking constantly

Unmold onto a decorative platter

Slice the remaining banana into diagonal strips and arrange on top of the whipped egg mixture, overlapping them like scales

Drizzle with melted damson jelly and decorate with reserved chocolate

Serve

245 calories per slice