Keke fa’i (Banana cake) recipe

Name: Keke fa’i (Banana cake)
Yield: Serves 6
Ingredients: 1 banana loaf cake; 100ml double cream; 50g Tesco Finest Swiss dark chocolate 72%, broken into pieces; 40g (1 1/2oz) butter; 175g (6oz) icing sugar; 2 tsp cocoa powder; 2 tbsp milk

Put together an easy version of this sweet Samoan banana cake with delicious home-made icing.

See method

Serves 6
10 mins to prepare
551 calories / serving

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Angel Delight Banana 59G
1 banana loaf cake
£0.95
£16.10/kg
Creamfields Double Cream 300Ml
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100ml double cream
£1.29
£4.30/litre
Ms Molly's Dark Chocolate Bar 100G
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50g Tesco Finest Swiss dark chocolate 72%, broken into pieces
£0.59
£5.90/kg
Tesco British Unsalted Butter 250G
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40g (1 1/2oz) butter
£1.85
£7.40/kg
Billingtons Golden Icing Sugar 500G
£1.65 Clubcard Price
(£3.30/kg)
Offer valid for delivery from 03/09/2026 until 29/10/2026
175g (6oz) icing sugar
£1.85
£3.70/kg
Tesco Cocoa Powder 250G
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2 tsp cocoa powder
Tesco British Whole Milk 568Ml, 1 Pint
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2 tbsp milk
£0.85
£1.50/litre

Method

Cut the cake through the middle horizontally.
Whip the cream until it just starts to hold its shape but isn’t stiff. Spread on the bottom half of the cake and put the other half on top.
To make the chocolate frosting, break the chocolate into pieces and melt in a bowl, over a pan of simmering water (the bowl must not touch the water). Remove and stir in the butter until melted. Sift the icing sugar and cocoa powder into a separate bowl. Add the melted chocolate and milk. Leave to thicken for about 20 mins.
Spread the top of the cake with chocolate frosting and serve immediately or refrigerate.