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Buttermilk Banana Cake
Forget banana bread: Dial up the fanciness with this buttermilk-glazed, cardamom-scented cake that’s equally at home for breakfast or dessert.
👥 8 Servings👤 Kendra Vaculin📖 bonappetit
🥘 Ingredients
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🍳 Cookware
- ●pan
- ●bowl
- ●whisk
- ●oven
- ●spatula
📝 Preparation Steps
1
Preheat oven to 350°. Butter a 9"-diameter cake pan; line the bottom with a parchment paper round. Butter parchment. Whisk 2 cups (250 g) all-purpose flour, ½ tsp. baking powder, ½ tsp. baking soda, ½ tsp. Diamond Crystal or ¼ tsp. Morton kosher salt, and ½ tsp. ground cardamom in a medium bowl.
2
Beat ½ cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, room temperature, ¾ cup (150 g) granulated sugar, and ¾ cup (packed; 150 g) light brown sugar in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment on high speed until combined and pale, about ⏱️ 3 minutes. Reduce speed to medium and mix in 2 large eggs, room temperature and 1 tsp. vanilla extract, then 2 ripe bananas, peeled, flesh finely mashed, scraping down sides of bowl as needed.
(250 g) all-purpose flour2 cupslarge eggs, room temperature2ripe bananas, peeled, flesh finely mashed2
3
Reduce speed to medium-low and mix in half of dry ingredients, then beat in 1 cup buttermilk, room temperature. Using a rubber spatula, mix in remaining dry ingredients, making sure to scrape bottom of bowl so everything gets incorporated.
4
Scrape batter into prepared pan and smooth surface. Bake cake until golden brown, slightly puffed, and a tester inserted into the center comes out clean, 50–⏱️ 55 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack and let cool.
5
Meanwhile, whisk 1½ cups (165 g) powdered sugar, a pinch of kosher salt, remaining ¼ cup buttermilk, room temperature, and remaining ½ tsp. vanilla extract in a small bowl to combine.
½ cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, room temperature, plus more for pan(250 g) all-purpose flour2 cups½ cups (165 g) powdered sugar1
6
Turn out cooled cake onto rack or a plate and turn right side up. Pour glaze over top of cake, then sprinkle with flaky sea salt and a pinch of cardamom.
(250 g) all-purpose flour2 cupsFlaky sea salt
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