Buttermilk Banana Cake
- Ready In:
- 50mins
- Ingredients:
- 20
- Serves:
-
12-16
ingredients
- 3⁄4 cup butter, softened
- 1 cup sugar
- 1⁄2 cup packed brown sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 cup mashed ripe banana
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 cups cake flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
- 1⁄2 cup buttermilk
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Filling
- 1⁄2 cup half-and-half cream
- 1⁄2 cup sugar
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 2 tablespoons flour
- 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1⁄2 cup chopped pecans
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Frosting
- 2 cups heavy whipping cream
- 1⁄4 cup confectioners' sugar
directions
- In a mixing bowl, cream butter and sugars until fluffy. Add eggs; beat for 2 minutes. Add banana and vanilla; beat for 2 minutes. Combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt; add to creamed mixture alternately with buttermilk. Pour into two greased and floured 9 inch round baking pans. Bake at 375 for 25-30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool in pans 10 minutes; remove to wire racks and cool completely.
- For filling, combine half-and-half cream, sugar, butter, flour and salt in a saucepan. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes. Remove from the heat; stir in vanilla and pecans. Cool. Spread between cake layers.
- For frosting, beat whipping cream until soft peaks form. Gradually beat in the confectioners sugar; beat until stiff peaks form. Spread over top and sides of cake. Store in the refrigerator.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Courtly
United States