Dessert for 16
Banana Cake with Caramel Frosting
$3.35for 470 minServes 16
The listed ingredients can make salted caramel frosting, but they lack flour and leavening for a banana cake.
Photo: cookingclassy.com
What it costs
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| Ingredient | Amount | Cost | |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Butter, 8 oz$0.40/oz typical | 8 oz | $3.20Typical price |
 | Heavy cream, 5.5 oz$0.22/oz typical | 5.5 oz | $1.22Typical price |
 | Nuts and seeds, 1.25 oz$0.70/oz typical | 1.25 oz | $0.79Typical price |
 | Bananas, 0.3 lb$0.62/lb typical | 0.3 lb | $0.17Typical price |
 | Chocolate chips and baking chocolate, 0.5 oz$0.45/oz typical | 0.5 oz | $0.23Typical price |
| Total for the servings shown | $13.39 | ||
Swaps
- Swap heavy cream for evaporatedabout $0.08/oz less at typical prices
- Swap butter for margarine and vegan butterabout $0.15/oz less at typical prices
Pantry staples you likely have
Sugar and brown sugarSalt and pepperSyrups, molasses, powdered sugarCornstarch, vanilla, yeast, cocoa
Not included in the cost.
- 70 minstart to table
- Mediumdifficulty
- 16servings as written
- $typical cost tier
AmericanVegetarianBudgetDesserts
Typical price
$0.84 per serving$3.35 for 4
Typical price: Salefork's estimate of an everyday US shelf price for each ingredient. Pick your city to price it from this week's ad.
Ingredients
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1/4 cup water
- 3/4 tsp morton fine sea salt
- 1/4 cup unsalted butter
- 2/3 cup heavy cream
- 2 pinches morton coarse sea salt (optional)
- 3/4 cup unsalted butter
- 3 cups powdered sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup caramel sauce
- 1/2 cup chopped pecans or walnuts (optional)
- 2 bananas (optional)
- semi-sweet chocolate shavings (optional)
Steps
- Check the ingredient list for flour, eggs, and a leavening ingredient before starting.
- Do not bake the cake without those missing ingredients.
- Cook the sugar, water, and fine salt in a saucepan until amber, then carefully stir in the butter and cream.
- Cool the caramel completely before mixing it with the powdered sugar, butter, and vanilla.
- Set the frosting aside until a complete banana cake batter can be prepared.
- Do not assemble or bake the cake with the listed ingredients alone.
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