Banana Layer Cake

Name: Banana Layer Cake
Prep time: 1 h
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 teaspoon baking soda; 3 larges ripe bananas, mashed; 177 milliliters packed brown sugar; 118 milliliters butter; 79 milliliters buttermilk; 2 egg whites; 2 egg yolks; 237 milliliters evaporated milk; 473 milliliters all-purpose flour; 237 milliliters chopped pecans; 296 milliliters white sugar

Banana Layer Cake might be just the dessert you are searching for. This recipe covers 17% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. Watching your figure? This vegetarian recipe has 810 calories, 12g of protein, and 33g of fat per serving. This recipe serves 6. A mixture of baking soda, bananas, pecans, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so scrumptious. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 1 hour.

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour 2 (8 inch) round pans.

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All Purpose Flour

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Oven

In a large bowl, cream together 1/2 cup butter and 1 1/2 cups sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the egg yolks one at a time. Dissolve soda in buttermilk; add to creamed mixture alternately with flour, beginning and ending with flour. Stir in the mashed bananas and pecans.

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Mashed Banana

Buttermilk

Egg Yolk

Butter

Pecans

Cream

All Purpose Flour

Sugar

Pop

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Bowl

In a large glass or metal mixing bowl, beat egg whites until stiff peaks form. Fold 1/3 of the whites into the batter, then quickly fold in remaining whites until no streaks remain.

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Egg Whites

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Mixing Bowl

Pour batter into prepared pans.

Bake in the preheated oven for 30 to 35 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean.

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Toothpicks

Oven

Let cool in pans for 10 minutes, then turn out onto a wire rack and cool completely.

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Wire Rack

Spread Caramel Frosting between layers and on top and sides of cooled cake.

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Frosting

Caramel

Spread

To make the Caramel Frosting: In a heavy saucepan, combine 1 1/4 cup sugar, 3/4 cup brown sugar, evaporated milk and 1/2 cup butter. Cook over medium heat, stirring frequently, until mixture reaches softball stage (240 degrees F; 116 degrees C).

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Evaporated Milk