Best Tennessee Banana Black Walnut Cake With Caramel Frosting Recipes

MOM'S TENNESSEE BANANA BLACK WALNUT CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F. Spray two 8- or 9-inch cake pans withflour-based cooking spray (or grease and flour) and set aside.
• In a medium bowl, sift together flour, baking soda, salt and cinnamon in a separate bowl. In the bowl of an electric mixer, cream the butter and sugar thoroughly. Blend in bananas, eggs and vanilla. Add the flour mixture alternately with buttermilk until well incorporated, then fold in walnuts. Divide the batter evenly between the prepared pans and bake for 35 minutes for8-inch pans, or 30 minutes for 9-inch pans, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of a cake comes out clean. Cool in pans on a cooling rack for 10minutes, then turn out of pans to cool completely.
• Melt the butter in a saucepan over medium heat on thestovetop. Add brown sugar and heavy cream, stirring until sugar is dissolved,about 5 minutes. Remove from heat and add vanilla extract. Transfer the mixtureto the bowl of an electric mixer while still warm and melted. Beat onmedium-low speed while adding powdered sugar a little a time; mix until smoothand thick. Add additional heavy cream a tablespoon at a time until the frostingis of easy spreading consistency. This frosting firms quickly, almost to afudge-like state, so work quickly to frost the cake.
• Place a small amount of frosting on the center of a cakeplate to keep the cake from shifting. Place one layer on the cake plate, andapply a layer of frosting. Top with the other cake layer, and frost the outsideand top of the stacked layers. If the frosting begins to set up, add more heavycream and re-whip to soften. Immediately press chopped black walnuts onto thetop and sides of the cake, before frosting sets up.
• Combine the butter and cream cheese in a large bowl and whip until fluffy with an electric hand mixer. Add confectioners' sugar a little ata time until a thick, fluffy frosting forms; add milk or cream to thin as needed. Transfer the frosting to a piping bag with a large closed star piping tip. Pipe swirls of cream cheese frosting on the top edge of the cake. Garnish with black walnuts.

TENNESSEE BANANA-BLACK WALNUT CAKE WITH CARAMEL FROSTING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F; grease and flour 2(9-inch) cake pans.
• For the cake: In a medium bowl, stir together flour and baking soda; set aside.
• Using an electric mixer, cream together shortening and sugar in a bowl until light and fluffy, about 2 to 3 minutes.
• Add eggs 1 at a time, mixing well after each addition.
• Mix in mashed bananas, buttermilk,and vanilla; add flour mixture and mix until just combined.
• Stir in walnuts.
• Pour into prepared pans, bake until a toothpick inserted comes out clean, about 35 minutes.
• Cool in pans on a cooling rack, remove from pans and cool completely.
• While cake is baking, prepare frosting.
• Melt butter in a small saucepan.
• Add brown sugar and 1/3 cup cream; cook over medium-low heat until sugar is dissolved, about 2 minutes.
• Remove from heat and add vanilla; transfer to a large bowl.
• Using a hand mixer, beat in confectioners sugar a little at a time until smooth.
• (If frosting is to thick, add 1 tablespoon heavy cream at a time until consistency is right).
• Sandwich 2 layers of cake with frosting; frost outside of the cake.
• Press chopped walnuts on sides of cake, if desired.

TENNESSEE BANANA-BLACK WALNUT CAKE WITH CARAMEL FROSTING

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 350. Grease and flour two 9 inch pans.
• 2. Using a electric mixer, cream together shortening and granulated sugar in a bowl. Add eggs one at a time and mix well after each addition. Stir in mashed bananas,buttermilk and vanilla. Mix flour and baking soda and add to mixture. Mix in black walnuts. Pour into prepared pans. Bake for 35 minutes. Cool in pans for 10 minutes. Remove from pans and cool completely.
• 3. Meanwhile prepare frosting. Melt butter in saucepan. Add brown sugar and cream. Cook over medium-low heat for about 2 minutes, until the sugar is dissolved. Remove from heat and add vanilla. using a hand held electric mixer,beat in confectioner's sugar until smooth. If frosting is too thick, add 1 tbsp heavy cream at a time until consistency is right.

CARAMEL-WALNUT UPSIDEDOWN BANANA CAKE

Steps:

• For topping:
• Spray 8-inch round cake pan with 2-inch-high sides with nonstick spray. Bring butter, sugar, and corn syrup to boil in medium saucepan, stirring constantly until butter melts. Boil syrup 1 minute. Stir in nuts. Spread topping in prepared pan. Let topping cool completely.
• For cake:
• Preheat oven to 350°F. Sift first 4 ingredients into medium bowl. Using electric mixer, beat butter and both sugars in large bowl until blended. Beat in eggs 1 at a time, then mashed bananas, sour cream, rum, and vanilla. Beat in dry ingredients in 2 additions just until combined. Spoon batter into pan.
• Bake cake until tester inserted into center comes out clean, about 55 minutes. Cool 15 minutes. Cut around cake. Place platter over pan. Holding pan and platter together, turn over. Let stand 5 minutes, then gently lift off pan. Cool at least 15 minutes for topping to set. Serve warm or at room temperature with whipped cream or vanilla ice cream.

BANANA-NUT CAKE WITH CARAMEL ICING

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a fluted tube pan (such as Bundt®).
• Combine 1/4 cup sugar and cinnamon in a small bowl and mix in pecans. Sift flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt together in another bowl.
• Beat 1 cup sugar and shortening together with an electric mixer in a large bowl until light and fluffy. Beat in banana, eggs, and vanilla extract. Add sour cream and mix until just blended. Add flour mixture and beat until blended.
• Sprinkle 2 tablespoons of sugar-nut mixture into the prepared cake pan. Top with 1/2 of the cake batter. Follow with remaining nut mixture and cake batter.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean, 40 to 45 minutes. Cool for 5 minutes in the pan and then turn the cake out onto a wire rack to finish cooling.
• Melt butter in a saucepan over low heat. Add brown sugar and milk. Bring to a boil; continue to boil for 1 to 2 minutes. Remove from heat and add vanilla extract; mix in powdered sugar gradually. Top the cooled cake with the frosting.

BANANA CAKE WITH CARAMEL FROSTING

Steps:

• Cream margarine, sugar and eggs until fluffy.
• Stir in mashed bananas and milk.
• Combine flour, soda and salt.
• Add dry ingredients to banana mixture and blend thoroughly.
• Pour batter into greased and lightly floured 9X13 pan.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 45 min or until done.
• Cool and top with Penuche Caramel Frosting.
• Penuche Caramel Frosting:.
• Boil butter, brown sugar and milk over medium heat for 2 minutes.
• Cool.
• Beat in powdered sugar until you obtain the desired consistency.
• Pour over cake and spread.

WALNUT CARAMEL CAKE

Steps:

• Prepare cake mix according to package directions. Pour half of the batter into a greased 13-in. x 9-in. baking pan. Bake at 350° for 18 minutes. Meanwhile, in a large saucepan, combine the caramels, butter and milk. Cook and stir over medium-low heat until melted. Pour over warm cake., Sprinkle with the walnuts and chocolate chips. Pour the remaining batter over chips. Bake 35-40 minutes longer or until cake is set and pulls away from sides of pan. Cool on a wire rack.