Chocolate Banana Bread Pudding w/ Pecans
Source of Recipe
Source: cloudybear
List of Ingredients
Chocolate Cake:
2 2/3 cups bleached all-purpose flour
1 1/4 teaspoons baking soda
1 cup unsweetened non-alkalized cocoa powder
2 1/4 cups granulated sugar
3 large eggs, at room temperature
1 large egg yolk, at room temperature
3/4 cup vegetable oil
1 cup whole milk
1 cup boiling water
Sauteed Bananas:
3 to 4 firm ripe bananas (about 1 pound when peeled)
4 tablespoons unsalted butter
1/4 cup granulated sugar
Candied Spiced Pecans:
1/2 large egg white
1/2 teaspoon water
2 cups pecan halves
1/4 cup granulated sugar
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt or 1/4 teaspoon table salt
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1/8 teaspoon ground ginger
1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg
Chocolate Custard Sauce:
2 bars (1.5 ounces each) Godiva Dark Chocolate, finely chopped
2 cups heavy cream
1/2 cup granulated sugar, divided
1/2 vanilla bean, split and scraped
5 large egg yolks, at room temperature
Assembly:
2 bars (1.5 ounces each) Godiva Dark Chocolate, finely chopped
Vanilla ice cream, whipped cream or vanilla custard sauce (optional)
Recipe
Make the chocolate cake:
Preheat to 350F. Butter two 9-inch round cake pans. Dust pans with flour and tap out excess.
Sift together flour, baking soda and cocoa powder.
Beat sugar, eggs, yolk and oil in mixing bowl for about 1 minute or until creamy, using electric mixer at medium speed. On low speed, beat in half of milk, then half of dry ingredients and scrape bowl. Repeat with remaining milk and dry ingredients. Pour in boiling water and beat until just smooth. Spread batter in prepared pans.
Bake for 30 to 35 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool cakes in pans on wire racks for 10 minutes. Invert cakes onto racks and cool completely.
Make the sauteed bananas:
Peel and slice bananas on diagonal into 1/2-inch-thick slices. Melt butter in large saut¿ pan over medium heat. Add banana slices and cook until they start to brown on the edges, turning once. Sprinkle sugar over bananas and cook until lightly caramelized. Remove from heat and set aside.
Make the candied spiced pecans:
Preheat oven to 300F. Lightly oil jelly roll pan.
Combine egg white and water in medium-sized bowl and beat with fork until frothy. Add pecans and mix well to coat.
Combine remaining ingredients in another medium bowl and add coated pecans. Mix well, then pour pecan mixture into prepared pan and bake for 30 minutes, stirring every 10 minutes.
Transfer baking pan to wire rack. Allow pecans to cool completely; they will crisp up while cooling. Store in airtight container until needed.
Make the chocolate custard sauce:
Place chopped chocolate in medium heatproof bowl and set aside.
Place cream, 1/4 cup sugar and vanilla bean seeds and pod into medium saucepan. Cook over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until mixture comes to gentle boil.
Meanwhile, in another medium heatproof bowl, whisk together egg yolks and remaining sugar until well blended. Gradually whisk in hot cream mixture. Strain hot custard through fine-meshed sieve over chopped chocolate and allow to stand for 3 minutes to melt chocolate. Whisk mixture until chocolate is completely melted.
Assemble the puddings:
Preheat oven to 325¿F. Butter bottom and sides of 3-quart glass baking dish.
Cut cake into 3/4-inch cubes. Fill prepared dish with enough cake cubes to fill one-third. Sprinkle chopped chocolate over cubes and arrange saut¿ed banana slices in even layer over chocolate layer. Pour 1/2 cup custard on top. Fill dish with remaining cake cubes or as many as needed to come to top of pan. (Freeze extra cubes for another use.) Pour remaining custard evenly over cake cubes, pressing down on cake to moisten.
Place baking dish in large roasting pan and place on oven rack. Pour enough hot water into roasting pan to reach halfway up sides of baking dish. Bake pudding for 40 minutes or until custard is set.
Serve pudding warm, not hot, with vanilla ice cream, whipped cream or vanilla custard sauce, if desired, and garnish with spiced pecans.
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