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Banana Layer Cake
This easy banana cake has soft, sweet layers filled with ripe mashed bananas and buttermilk, frosted with homemade cream cheese frosting.
👥 10 Servings⏱️ Prep & Cook: 55 min⏳ Prep: 20 min🔥 Cook: 35 min👤 Shelly📖 cookiesandcups
🥘 Ingredients
Check off ingredients as you prepare them:
🍳 Cookware
- oven
- pan
- bowl
- skillet
📝 Preparation Steps
1
Make the Cake:
2
Preheat oven to 325°F
3
Coat 3 8-inch round cake pans or 2 9-inch round cake pans with nonstick spray. Cut parchment paper into rounds to fit into the bottoms of the pans. Place the parchment into each pan and coat again with nonstick spray. Set aside.
4
In a medium bowl combine the milk and lemon juice. Stir and set aside.
lemon juice2 tablespoons
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In the bowl of your stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment beat the butter and both sugars on medium speed for ⏱️ 2 minutes.
cup butter, room temp3/4butter, room temperature1 cup
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Add in the eggs, vanilla, salt and baking soda and mix until smooth, scraping the sides of the bowl as necessary.
eggs3
7
Turn the mixer to low and add in the flour and milk in alternating additions, beginning and ending with flour, scraping the sides of the bowl as necessary.
flour3 cups
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Finally mix in the bananas until just incorporated.
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Divide the batter evenly among the pans and bake for ⏱️ 35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, rotating the pans in the oven half-way through baking.
10
Allow the cakes to cool in the pans for ⏱️ 15-20 minutes and then remove from the pans and place on a wire rack to cool completely.
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Make the Frosting:
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In the bowl of your stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment mix the butter and cream cheese together for ⏱️ 2 minutes until creamy. Turn mixer to low and add in the powdered sugar.
cup butter, room temp3/4butter, room temperature1 cupcream cheese, room temperature8 ouncespowdered sugar6 cups
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Finally add in the vanilla and 1 tablespoon of milk.
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Turn the mixer up to medium and mix until creamy, scraping the sides of the bowl as necessary.
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If desired add in the remaining tablespoon of milk and mix until combined.
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Frost cake.
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If desired place the coconut in a nonstick skillet. Heat over medium-low, stirring frequently. The coconut will begin to turn golden brown. Watch closely, as the coconut will burn quickly.
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Remove the pan from the heat and allow the coconut to cool completely.
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Garnish cake with the toasted coconut (if using).
Nutrition Facts
calories
837 calories
fat Content
30 g
serving Size
1 slice
fiber Content
1.4 g
sugar Content
113.6 g
sodium Content
387.4 mg
protein Content
6.6 g
trans Fat Content
0 g
cholesterol Content
117.8 mg
carbohydrate Content
138.8 g
saturated Fat Content
18 g
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