You might need to buy:
  • ice cold water
  • heavy cream
  • sliced ripe bananas

Frosting is sweet… maybe do less but may not be enough for coverage.

Consider also cutting it up and layering.

You might need to buy:
  • FOR THE CAKE:
  • Flour
  • Sugar
  • Salt
  • Butter
  • Boiling Water
  • Buttermilk
  • whole Beaten Eggs
  • Baking Soda
  • Vanilla
  • FOR FROSTING:
  • Finely Chopped Pecans
  • Butter
  • Milk
  • Vanilla
ready in about an hour and a half
You might need to buy:
  • egg yolks
  • ground cinnamon
  • ground ginger
  • ground nutmeg
  • salt
  • egg whites
  • all-purpose flour
  • packed brown sugar
  • ground cinnamon
  • chopped walnuts
You might need to buy:
  • For topping
  • packed light brown sugar
  • For cake
  • all-purpose flour
  • baking powder
  • baking soda
  • salt
  • granulated sugar
  • vanilla extract
  • almond extract
  • large eggs at room temperature for 30 minutes
  • well-shaken buttermilk
ready in about an hour
You might need to buy:
  • white sugar
  • brown sugar
  • ground cinnamon
  • ground nutmeg
  • fresh lemon juice
  • cornstarch
  • all-purpose flour
  • white sugar
  • brown sugar
  • baking powder
  • salt
  • boiling water
  • MIX TOGETHER:
  • white sugar
  • ground cinnamon
ready in about an hour and 5 minutes
You might need to buy:
  • For topping
  • packed light brown sugar
  • For cake
  • all-purpose flour
  • baking powder
  • baking soda
  • salt
  • granulated sugar
  • vanilla extract
  • almond extract
  • large eggs at room temperature for 30 minutes
  • well-shaken buttermilk
ready in about an hour and 5 minutes
You might need to buy:
  • sugar
  • good cocoa powder
  • baking soda
  • baking powder
  • kosher salt
  • vegetable oil
  • pure vanilla extract
  • freshly brewed hot coffee
  • Chocolate Frosting:
  • pure vanilla extract
  • sifted confectioners' sugar
  • instant coffee powder
ready in about 35 minutes
You might need to buy:
  • sugar
  • salt
  • pure vanilla extract
  • cold large eggs
  • all-purpose flour
ready in about two hours and 20 minutes; serves 10
You might need to buy:
  • heavy cream
  • Large Eggs
  • granulated sugar

Dip in Milk Chocolate and Sprinkle with Sliced Almonds

You might need to buy:
  • butter
  • white sugar
  • almond extract
  • sifted all-purpose flour