Bananas Foster Angel Food Cake Recipe

Bananas Foster Angel Food Cake

Ingredients

Cake and Ice Cream
• Angel food cake, for serving
• Vanilla ice cream, for serving
• 6 fresh mint sprigs, for garnish
Bananas Foster Sauce
• 4 ripe bananas, peeled and sliced in half lengthwise
• 2 tablespoons water
• 4 tablespoons butter
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 1/2 tablespoon cinnamon
• 2 tablespoons banana liqueur
• 1/4 cup dark rum
Mint Simple Syrup
• 3 tablespoons fresh mint, chopped
• 3/4 cup water
• 3/4 cup sugar

Instructions

Cake and Ice Cream
1. Place 2 slices of angel food cake in a generous serving bowl.
2. Add a scoop of wanilla ice cream to the side.
3. Pour bananas Foster sauce over the angel food cake.
4. Drizzle mint syrup over ice cream; garnish ice cream with a sprig of mint.
Bananas Foster Sauce
5. Cut bananas in 1-inch pieces.
6. Top with 2 tablespoons water and set aside.
7. Melt butter in a heavy skillet over medium heat.
8. Add sugar and cinnamon and cook, stirring until sugar is almost dissolved, about 2 minutes.
9. Add banana liqueur (mixture will bubble).
10. Carefully add the rum; the alcohol will flame on its own, then die down.
11. Add bananas and water to skillet, turning bananas with a spoon as the liquid caramelizes.
12. Remove from heat and keep warm.
Mint Simple Syrup
13. Puree the mint in the blender.
14. Bring water to a boil in a small, heavy-bottomed pot.
15. Add mint and steep for 10 minutes.
16. Pour liquid through a fine mesh strainer.
17. Keep the water, discard the mint.
18. Bring the mint water back to a boil and add the sugar, boiling about 3 minutes until clear and reduced to a thin syrup.