Bananas Foster Cake
(from saymyname’s recipe box)
Source: 2010 Christmas with Southern Living
Serves 16 peopleCategories: Bananas, Cake, Dessert
Ingredients
- Cake:
- 1 cup butter, softened
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
- 5 large eggs
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup milk
- 3 ripe bananas, mashed
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 firm ripe bananas, sliced
- Brown Sugar Rum Glaze:
- 6 tablespoons light brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon light corn syrup
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 2 tablespoons dark rum
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- Cream Cheese Frosting:
- 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
- 1/2 cup butter, softened
- 1 (16 ounce) package powdered sugar, sifted
- 1 tablespoon milk
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- Garnish:
- cinnamon stick
- purchased praline
Directions
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Cake: preheat oven to 350°; beat butter and sugars at medium speed with an electric mixer until fluffy.
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Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating until blended after each addition.
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Combine flour, baking soda, and salt; add to butter mixture alternately with milk, beginning and ending with flour mixture.
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Beat at low speed until blended after each addition, stopping to scrape the bowl as needed.
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Stir in the mashed bananas and vanilla.
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Pour batter into 3 (8 inch) round cake pans coated with cooking spray for baking.
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Bake for 25 minutes or until a pick comes out clean.
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Run a sharp knife around edges of pan; cool cake layers in pans of wire racks for 5 minutes; remove from pans to wire racks, and cool completely (about 1 hour).
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Meanwhile, prepare glaze: bring brown sugar, corn syrup, and 3 tablespoons water to a boil in a small saucepan, stirring constantly.
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Cook, stirring constantly, 1 minute or until sugar dissolves; stir in butter, rum, and cinnamon.
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Frosting: beat cream cheese and butter at medium speed with an electric mixer until smooth.
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Gradually add powdered sugar, beating until smooth; stir in milk and vanilla.
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Pierce cake layers with a wooden pick; drizzle with Brown Sugar Rum Glaze; let stand for at least 10 minutes.
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Spread 1/4 cup frosting on 1 cake layer; arrange half of banana slices over frosting. Repeat procedures with a second cake layer, 1/4 cup frosting, and remaining half of banana slices.
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Top with third cake layer; frost top and sides of cake with remaining frosting.
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Garnish, if desired.