Name: Spicy banana kisses
Prep time: 35 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 45 min
Ingredients: 125 gram butter, softened; 1/2 cup (110g) firmly packed brown sugar; 1 egg; 1/3 cup mashed banana; 2/3 cup (160ml) buttermilk; 1 1/4 cup (185g) plain (all-purpose) flour; 1/4 cup (35g) self-raising flour; 1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda (baking soda); 1 teaspoon mixed spice; 2 teaspoon icing (confectioners') sugar; Lemon cream cheese filling; 100 gram cream cheese, softened; 1 teaspoon finely grated lemon rind; 1 cup (160g) icing (confectioners') sugar

Spicy banana kisses

Spice up your day with these spicy banana kisses - a sweet and deliciously decadent treat!

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Makes 20

Prep

35M

Cook

10M

Total

45M

Ingredients

125 gram butter, softened

1/2 cup (110g) firmly packed brown sugar

1 egg

1/3 cup mashed banana

2/3 cup (160ml) buttermilk

1 1/4 cup (185g) plain (all-purpose) flour

1/4 cup (35g) self-raising flour

1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda (baking soda)

1 teaspoon mixed spice

2 teaspoon icing (confectioners’) sugar

Lemon cream cheese filling

100 gram cream cheese, softened

1 teaspoon finely grated lemon rind

1 cup (160g) icing (confectioners’) sugar

Method

1.Preheat oven to 200°C. Grease oven trays; line with baking paper.

2.Beat butter, brown sugar and egg in a medium bowl with an electric mixer until light and fluffy. Stir in banana, buttermilk and sifted flours, soda and spice.

3.Drop level tablespoons of mixture about 5cm apart onto trays; tap trays lightly on the bench to spread slightly.

4.Bake cakes about 10 minutes. Cool on trays.

5.Meanwhile, make lemon cream cheese filling: beat ingredients in a small bowl with an electric mixer until smooth.

6.Sandwich cakes with filling; dust with icing sugar.

You need 1 small overripe banana (130g) for the amount of mashed banana used in this recipe. Unfilled cakes can be frozen for up to 2 months. Kisses, once filled, should be served within several hours.
Note

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