Fresh banana slices or fillings of banana purée, fluffy banana cakes or decadent banoffee doughnuts, these desserts are full of real bananas – not the nasty, chemically, artificial flavouring – naturally sweet and so satisfying.
Banana apricot cake: Petersham Nurseries
Spiced banana cake with chopped walnuts, tiny pieces of dried apricots – adds such a nice, chewy texture – and cream cheese frosting, it’s dense but perfectly moist.
Church Lane, Church Lane TW10 7AB & 31 King St, London WC2E 8JD. Open for take-away.
Banana Nutella blondie: Sweet Tooth Factory
Banana blondie full of banana purée – no artificial banana flavouring – and a fine layer of Nutella in the middle, it’s rich but not overpowering, sweet but never sickly, crispy on top and buttery-soft underneath.
London markets (pre-COVID) and online.
Banana, peanut & caramel cake: Cutter & Squidge
The fluffiest, lightest banana sponge filled with cream cheese custard, salted caramel and crispy digestive crumbs, frosted with peanut buttercream – smooth, subtle in flavour and not too peanut buttery – topped with chocolate, salted peanuts and more caramel. It’s nutty and sticky, full of incredible textures in every bite.
Stores are currently closed but you can order online.
Flourless chocolate cake with banana jam: Ottolenghi
Flourless chocolate cake – dark, dense and so rich – with mascarpone, a sticky popcorn brittle and the most heavenly filling of banana jam.
Multiple locations. Open for take-away.
Banoffee pie doughnut: Little Pudding London
Little Pudding changes the doughnut flavours every month but banoffee makes a regular appearance: fluffy whipped cream, crunchy banana chips and a filling of creamy, caramel-swirled banana cream.
London markets
Banoffee cheesecake brownie: Sally White
A super fudgy chocolate brownie topped with a layer of cream cheese, thinly sliced banana – overripe for extra sweetness – and caramel sauce, it’s rich at the bottom, sweet on top and soft all the way through.
353 Kennington Rd, London SE11 4QE. Open for take-away.
Banana tart: Hart & Lova
A layer of caramelised sugar on a thick, buttery pastry tart with a filling of banana purée, it’s so sweet and warming, creamy with a nice crunch.
213a Belsize Rd, London NW6 4AA. Open for take-away.
Banana cake with miso caramel: Ottolenghi
Banana cake with mascarpone icing, a drizzle of miso caramel – sweet with a deep unami flavour – and a crunchy sesame brittle, it’s fluffy and gooey, nutty and so rich.
Multiple locations. Open for take-away.
Banana cake doughnut: Crosstown Doughnuts
Banana cake doughnut – super soft, not doughy or heavy like classic doughnuts – with banana and Kahlua icing, a sprinkling of banana cake crumbs and a filling of sweet-meets-sour cherry compote.
Multiple locations. Open for take-away.
Banoffee cake: Ben’s Bakery
Fluffy banana sponge with cream cheese frosting – thick yet still creamy – crunchy chocolate pearls and luxuriously thick toffee sauce in the centre, it’s super soft and springy, gooey and sticky.
London markets.
Banoffee pie cookie dough: My Cookie Dough
Warm, buttery-sweet cookie with a layer of chocolate cookie dough, fresh banana slices, dulce de leche, a mountain of whipped cream and Biscoff crumbs to finish, this banoffee pie-inspired stack is made to order in store.
Stores are currently closed but you can order online.
