Time for another cake jar - I know they are a little bit gimmicky but they really do go down a treat and they stay fresh for much longer and can be frozen ahead of time very easily - and I actually think they're pretty cool :)
Chocolate, Banana and Hazelnut Cake Jars
Ingredients: (makes 8)
2 Extra large eggs
80ml Sunflower oil
80ml Yoghurt
160g Sugar
2 Ripe bananas (mashed)
140g Sasko Self-Raising Flour
40g Cocoa
160ml Chocolate hazelnut spread
8 375ml Mason-style/Consol Glass jars
To serve:
250ml Whipping cream
100ml Chocolate hazelnut spread
Method:
Preheat the oven to 180*C and place the glass jars in a
high-sided roasting tray.
Mix the eggs, oil, yoghurt and sugar together well.
Add the mashed bananas and combine.
Sift the flour and cocoa together in a mixing bowl.
Add the banana mixture to the cocoa and flour and stir until
combined.
Spoon 2 tablespoons of the batter into each jar, top with a spoonful
of chocolate hazelnut spread and then finish with the remaining batter.
Make a water bath: fill the roasting tray with enough hot water to
come a quarter of the way up each jar*.
Bake for 25 minutes or until a skewer inserted into the centre of
one of the middle cakes comes out clean.
Carefully remove the jars from the water bath using oven gloves and
allow to cool.
Whip the cream until soft peaks form then stir through the chocolate
hazelnut spread and spoon equal amounts into each jar before serving.
*Tip 1: It is important to bake the jars in a water bath as this
creates more even heat distribution around the jars and will ensure that the
glass does not crack or break. It is also therefore important to use high
quality glass jars like mason jars that can withstand high temperatures.
Tip 2: Once cooled, you can seal your cake jars and store them in
the freezer for up to a month.
Tip 3: You can top your cakes with any variety of treats: whipped
cream and sliced fresh bananas, Bar One sauce or even themed toppings like mini
chocolate eggs at Easter.
Yummy, this sounds delicious. going to make this today, thanks for sharing.
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