Ingredients
- Meringue Twigs:
- 3 egg whites
- 1/3 cup granulated sugar
- 1/8 teaspoon vanilla
- 3/4 cup confectioners sugar
- Cake:
- 1 cup cake flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- Pinch salt
- 5 eggs room temperature
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1/4 cup water
- Milk topping
- Whipped cream
- Banana slices for garnish
- Milk Topping:
- 1 14 oz. can sweetened condensed milk
- 1 (12 oz.) can evaporated milk
- 1-1/2 cups heavy cream
- 1/2 cup banana liquer
- Whipped Cream:
- 1 cup heavy whipping cream
- 1/4 teaspoon vanilla
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
Preparation
Step 1
Cake:
Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Lightly grease a 13" x 9" cake pan. Sift together flour, baking powder and salt. Set aside. Place the eggs in a medium bowl, add sugar and mix with beater on high speed. Add water and continue beating, until mixture is fluffy. Add the dry ingredients by hand mixing thoroughly and quickly so eggs do not lose their volume. Pour batter into cake pan, tap cake pan firmly on counter once or twice to remove any air bubbles. Bake 10-13 minutes, or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Remove from oven and let cool.
Meanwhile make milk topping, using a pick, poke holes in top of cake. Pour milk topping over cake, refrigerate. At serving time make whipped cream. To assemble, cut cake in pieces. Place a dollop of whipped cream on each. garnish with meringue twigs and banana slices.
Meringue Twigs:
Preheat oven to 250 degrees. Warm bowl and beaters in warm water, then dry thoroughly. Beat 3 egg whites (room temperature) with 1/3 cup granulated sugar and 1/8 teaspoon vanilla until stiff peaks form. Add confectioners sugar, blend in quickly and gently by hand. Transfer meringue to pastry bag (or plastic zip top bag with 1/2" snipped off one corner) and pipe strips of meringue onto a baking sheet. Bake about 1 hour or until meringue is dry. Break meringue into twigs, set aside.
Whipped Cream:
In a well chilled bowl using chilled beaters, beat 1 cup heavy whipping cream, 1/4 teaspoon vanilla and 1/4 cup granulated sugar until stiff peaks form.