It’s not difficult to make. 1 397 mg tin of condensed milk, 3 bananas. 
I haven’t made Banoffee Pie, but I have made Bananas Foster Cream Pie which is similar, but contains booze.
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A local restaurant is well-known for its banoffee pie. They serve each slice on a pedestal.
It’s one of very few applications where I can tolerate bananas (others are sundaes, and not much else TBH), but yeah - it is tooth-achingly sweet. How could it not with all the toffee/caramel sauce?
We shared one slice between 3 once, and it was plenty. Hope you get to share The Real Deal with someone some time
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It’s a modern classic. I think it’s invention was in the 1970s. I think I’ve only eaten it once - it was far too sweet a sweet for me.
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This banana cream pie at The Apple Pan in Los Angeles MAY change your mind about tolerating bananas. It’s my favorite pie by far and I have brought it to parties where people said they disliked or hated bananas or banana cream pie…and after eating it, they changed their minds. It’s amazingly very lightly sweetened with the whipped cream being the sweetest part. If you ever get to LA (or if you’ve already been, get there again), I hope you drop by and get a piece. They’re famous for their burgers (specifically the hickory burger) and of all things, egg salad sandwiches.
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Oh God Yes!!!
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Just looking at the box is giving me flashbacks and memory induced sugar shock.
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I’m hip to that. We have a popular family resto here, and the bread is amazing homemade. Their soups are amazing, so I can get pretty full on just bread and soup. It really is the bread that keeps me coming back, though.
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Yeah, no.
And that’s not a banana cream pie 
A Twitter account and blog from someone who tries scones at the various National Trust locations that serve scones.
Now that would be a hobby worth taking up. Although maybe Victoria Sponge instead of scones. Just jam, no cream.
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Agree.
I enjoyed the best “sandwich cake” of my life ay the Toy Museum in London. The entrance fee was 10pounds, and I told husband that I would wait for him in the tea room! I ordered tea and walnut cake for less than that! Three layers of nut cake with a penuche frosting. Have never again found its equal.
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That sounds delicious!
ETA Sent me searching
https://easysoulfoodrecipe.com/penuche-frosting-recipe/
https://www.ourstate.com/black-walnut-pound-cake/
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I’ll let other do the fighting. I’m not a fan of the traditional Bakewell tart. That said, we plan to visit the town at the end of the month and will probably visit one of the three shops that claim to sell the “original recipe” product. All different , of course.
The UK’s biggest cake brand is probably Mr Kipling which, according to its advertising , “makes exceedingly good cakes” (think of it being said in a Pickwick-esque voice). Mrs H worked for them during a college summer holiday (obviously more years ago than she cares to confess to), on the production line - which accounts for why we never have Mr Kipling cakes in this house. They do, of course, make a Cherry Bakewell but, as you’ll see from this link, the cherry contribution is restricted to half a cherry being stuck on the top. Back in the day, that was the sort of job done by hand by the likes of Mrs H.
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I consider the Apple Pan’s Peach Cream Pie to be as good as any pie. Anywhere. Probably better.
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I’m a lover of Bakewell tart and the pudding. I much prefer Mr Kipllings Bakewell slices over the cherry Bakewells ( not a big fan of icing) . I once won a whole pack of Kiplings Bakewell slices on bet regarding whether Mr Kipling was a real person or not ( my subsequent suggestion of a wager on Aunt Bessy did not go down well).
BTW I often would sometimes get a couple Bakewell slices from my local bakery, warm it in the oven and serve with custard and toasted flaked almonds. A very tasty minimal fuss dessert.
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That sounds delicious.
I only see occasional Bakewell tarts and slices in Canada. I stayed near Bakewell on my last trip to the UK, and brought home some Bakewell Pudding.
I’ve been on a British baked good kick this week. 3.5 Empire Biscuits in the past 48 h. Half is left for someone else to try it before they’re gone.
Double or quits on Mrs Darlington’s jam?
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A great website for those interested in food history. I’ve attended most of Ivan’s courses up in Shap. Absolutely brilliant.
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