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Banana
Layer Cake
Ingredients
- 2 1/4 cups sifted
cake flour
- 3/4 teaspoon baking
soda
- 1/2 teaspoon baking
powder
- 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup very ripe
bananas, mashed (about 2 large)
- 1/4 cup plain yogurt
- 1 tablespoon vanilla
- 2 tablespoons
amaretto
- 1 stick unsalted
butter (1 stick =1/2 cup)
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 eggs
Method
Preheat oven to 350°F.
Spray 3- 9 inch round cake pans very well with cooking spray. In a bowl
sift together flour, baking soda, baking powder, nutmeg and salt. In a
small bowl whisk together mashed banana, yogurt, vanilla and amaretto. In
a bowl of an electric mixer beat together butter and sugar until light and
fluffy and beat in eggs one at a time; beating well after each addition.
Stir in flour and banana mixtures alternately, beginning and ending with
flour mixture and stirring after each addition until just combined; do not
over mix. Divide batter evenly among pans, smoothing tops, and bake in
oven, about 18 to 20 minutes or until layers are springy to the touch and
a tester comes out clean. Cool layers in pans on racks 10 minutes. Run a
thin knife around edges of pans and invert layers onto racks to cool
completely.
Frosting
- 4 cups confectioners
sugar
- 8 ounces cream
cheese; softened
- 1/2 cup butter
- 1 tablespoon vanilla
- 3 tablespoons
amaretto
- pinch of salt
- 3 large firm ripe
bananas
Method
In a large bowl sift
confectioners sugar. In another large bowl with electric mixer beat
together cream cheese and butter until light and fluffy and beat in
vanilla, amaretto and a pinch of salt. Beat in confectioners sugar, a
little at a time, and beat frosting until smooth.
Cake Assembly
Cut bananas diagonally
into thin slices. Put 1 cake layer on serving plate and spread with a thin
coating of frosting. Arrange one layer of banana slices on frosting,
overlapping them slightly and top with 2nd cake layer. Spread cake layer
with another thin coat of frosting and arrange one more layer of banana
slices in same manner. Top bananas with the remaining cake layer and
spread remaining frosting over top and sides of cake.
Submitted by: Sally
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