100 g Cadbury’s Bournville
-chocolate
175 g Butter; (6oz)
225 g Rich Tea biscuits; (8oz)
FILLING
200 ml Creme Fraiche or 200g cream
-cheese
2 Ripe bananas
5 ml Lemon juice; (1 tsp)
50 g Caster sugar; (2oz)
2 Eggs; size 2
40 g Self raising flour; (11/2oz)
2 1/2 ml Vanilla essence; (1/2 tsp)
TOPPING AND DECORATION
100 g Cadbury’s Bournville
-chocolate
142 ml Double cream; (1/2 pint)
1 Firm banana
Lemon juice
ALSO, YOU WILL REQUIRE
A 23cm; (9 inch) flan tin
Melt the chocolate with the butter, stir in crushed biscuits. Press
crust into the tin. Bake at Gas Mark 4, 180C, 350F for 15 minutes.
Meanwhile, beat cheese until smooth, then beat in squashed bananas,
lemon juice, sugar, eggs, flour and essence, continuing until smooth
and thick. Pour filling onto crust, bake for a further 30-35 minutes
until firm; cool.
For topping, slowly melt chocolate in the cream then cool slightly
before pouring over the pie. Chill until required. Decorate with
banana slices dipped in lemon juice.
Yields
8 servings