Banana popsicles

It's snowing!! lots. I don't think I will be able to get the train to uni tomorrow.
Here is the chocolate banana popsicle pic. It has white chocolate fudge icing and mocha beans. I advise taking them out of the freezer and leave in the fridge for at least 10 mins so they can thaw out a bit unless you have brave teeth.
I made the boyfriend one and he approved. He said it tasted like ice cream.

Too many bananas = happy low fat banana cake

I'm not a big fruit fan. I do sometimes like to eat bananas but I often buy too many but then don't always remember to eat them until they get a bit too ripe. I often do this on purpose though so that I can make lovely banana treats!

Below are pictures of my all-bran cake that I make often as it is really simple to measure (one mug of this, one mug of that). It is also fairly fail safe so it is possible to experiment. I tried putting a whole banana in the middle of the cake this time and it sunk a bit so I'm not sure if I would do it again. I often eat this cake for breakfast. The recipe is from "So what do you eat?" by Liz Cook. I used half a mug of mashed banana and half of sultanas.

This time I tried freezing half the cake as its just me eating it. The cake texture went a bit strange and the banana went odd. It is better than wasting half of it but it is better fresh.

One final piece of advice. It takes a long time to cook (about 1 hour 15mins). It needs the time to dry out. My advice is to set a timer as its easy to forget about it. Don't leave it for two hours like I did with the last one. Although, it was still edible  and tasty inside the crispy shell.

The Chocolate Banana Rum fun Brownies pictures and sauce recipe

Still haven't found the recipe for the brownies but I do now have pictures and the banana rum sauce recipe.

Here are the pictures:

It has pieces of banana in it which is the bumps and when they are cooked I think they taste a little bit like ice cream

A bit messy but tasty. Tastes good microwaved for 30 odd seconds if you haven''t eaten it all straight away.

To make the banana rum sauce:
one ripe banana
1 or 2 shots of rum
icing sugar to taste
about a teaspoon of ground arrowroot mixed with a little water to form a paste

Equipment
Blender
Small pan

Blend the banana and rum. Add icing sugar. Realise it is too runny. Have a brainwave, put the mixture in a pan and try adding ground arrowroot. Use a low heat and mix until it thickens a bit. Store in the fridge if you want it to last a few days and re-heat if you like. I prefer it warm.

Notes:
When I first added the icing sugar I thought it might thicken it up but it doesn't. More experienced cooks might think that experiment was a bit crazy? It might have worked with less rum?

I'm having the last slice today :)

Chocolate Banana Rum fun

I had brownie cravings and I had bananas and I wanted to continue the alcohol theme.

The result.
Chocolate and banana brownies with banana and rum topping

Sadly I have lost the non-vegan recipe that I found online and veganised. Hopefully I might find it soon and post the recipe as I would like to make them again.

I will also have to add the photo another day as I am not on my computer.

I've gone back to my parents house to see my sis who is down from her uni for the night and to have a shower in a warm house. Student houses get so cold!!