Banana Tahini Cake with Miso Paste

Tips

• Measure the amount of Banana carefully. Too much and the cake will not rise.

Ingrdients

Cake

• 2/3 cup mashed ripe banana (2 small bananas)
• 1 large egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla xtract
• 2/3 cup / 135g brown sugar
• 4 tbsp / 65g tahini
• 3 tbsp / 42g unsalted butter, melted
• 1/2 cup / 130ml milk
• 1 1/2 cups / 180g all purpose flour
• 2 tsp baking powder
• 1 tsp ground cardamom
• 1/4 tsp ground cinnamon
• a pinch of salt
• 1 tbsp sesame seeds

Frosting

• 7oz / 200g cream cheese
• 2 tbsp / 28g unsalted butter
• 1-2 tbsp red miso
• 1 cup confectioners’ sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Instructions

Cake

1. Mash the bananas in a large bowl
2. Add the egg, brown sugar and vanilla and mix well
3. Add the melted butter, tahini and milk. Whisk until fully combined.
4. Sift in the flour, baking poweder, cinnamon, cardamom and salt. Mix until just combined.
5. Add to a buttered springform lined with parchment paper.
6. Bake at 175° C for 35-40 mins.
7. When cooled, add the frosting.
8. Sprinkle the sesame seeds on top.

Frosting

1. Mix the ingredients together.