Chocolate Banana Pie

Serves between 8 - 10

ingredients

• 100g Cadbury Bournville chocolate/li>
• 175g (6oz) butter
  
• 225g (8oz) Rich Tea biscuits

Filling

• 200ml Creme Fraiche or 200g cream cheese
  
• 2 ripe bananas
  
• 5ml (1 tsp) lemon juice
  
• 50g (2oz) caster sugar
  
• 2 eggs, size 2
  
• 40g (11/2oz) self raising flour
  
• 2.5ml (1/2 tsp) vanilla essence

Topping and decoration

• 100g Cadbury Bournville chocolate
  
• 142ml (1/2 pint) double cream
  
• 1 firm banana
  
• Lemon juice

Also, you will require

• A 23cm (9 inch) flan tin

Method

1. Melt the chocolate with the butter, stir in crushed biscuits. Press crust into the tin. Bake at Gas Mark 4, 180°C, 350°F 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.
2. 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.