FRESH BANANA LAYER CAKE WITH CREAM CHEESE FROSTING

FRESH BANANA LAYER CAKE WITH CREAM CHEESE FROSTING image

Yield 10

Number Of Ingredients 18

2 sticks Unsalted butter
1 cup super fine grandulated sugar
2 large eggs
1 cup mashed ripe, bananas
1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
2/3 teaspoon baking soda
5 tablespoons buttermilk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 recipe cream cheese frosting (see below)
2 medium bananas, firm but ripe, sliced
1 1/2 cups shelled walnuts, chopped
confectioner's sugar for garnish
Cream Cheese Frosting:
8 ounces cream cheese, at room temperature
6 tablespoons unsalted butter, at room temperature
3 cups confectioner's sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Steps:

Preheat oven to 350 F. Grease & flour two 8-inch layer cake pans. Line with parchment paper circles. Cream butter & sugar together until light & fluffy, about 10 minutes. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Add mashed bananas, mix throughly. Sift dry ingredients and add to butter & egg mixture. Stir in flour & mix well. Add buttermilk & vanilla. Mix for 1 minute. Pour batter in to pans. Bake for 25-30 minutes. Remove from oven & cool on wire rack for 10 minutes. Remove from pans & cool for at least 2 hours. When cooled, place one layer on a serving plate & frost with cream cheese frosting. Arrange banana slices over frosting; cover with second cake layer & finish frosting sides & top of cake. Cover sides of cake with chopped nuts & dust top of cake with confections sugar. Cream Cheese Frosting: Cream together cream cheese & butter in mixing bowl. Slowly sift in confectioners sugar & beat unitl smooth & fluffy. Stir in vanilla.

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