Name: Bananas Foster Cake
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Yield: 12
Ingredients: Cooking spray -; All-purpose flour - 2 ½ cups; Baking soda - 2 teaspoons; Table salt - 1 teaspoon; Granulated sugar - 2 cups; Mashed banana (from 5 (6 oz.) bananas) - 2 cups; Canola oil - 1 cup; Plain whole Greek yogurt - ¾ cup; Whole buttermilk - ¼ cup; Vanilla extract - 2 teaspoons; Eggs - 2 large; Dark brown sugar - 1 cup; Heavy cream - ½ cup; Unsalted butter - ⅓ cup; Ground cinnamon - ¾ teaspoon; Sea salt - ¼ teaspoon; Very ripe bananas, mashed - 1 ½; Vanilla bean paste or 1 1/2 vanilla beans - ¾ teaspoon; Dark rum (such as Meyer’s dark rum), divided - 4 tablespoons; Ripe bananas, sliced - 3; Unsalted butter, softened - 2 cups; Powdered sugar - 4 cups; Salted banana caramel sauce - 1 cup

Ingredients for - Bananas Foster Cake

1. Cooking spray

2. All-purpose flour 2 ½ cups

3. Baking soda 2 teaspoons

4. Table salt 1 teaspoon

5. Granulated sugar 2 cups

6. Mashed banana (from 5 (6 oz.) bananas) 2 cups

7. Canola oil 1 cup

8. Plain whole Greek yogurt ¾ cup

9. Whole buttermilk ¼ cup

10. Vanilla extract 2 teaspoons

11. Eggs 2 large

12. Dark brown sugar 1 cup

13. Heavy cream ½ cup

14. Unsalted butter ⅓ cup

15. Ground cinnamon ¾ teaspoon

16. Sea salt ¼ teaspoon

17. Very ripe bananas, mashed 1 ½

18. Vanilla bean paste or 1 1/2 vanilla beans ¾ teaspoon

19. Dark rum (such as Meyer’s dark rum), divided 4 tablespoons

20. Ripe bananas, sliced 3

21. Unsalted butter, softened 2 cups

22. Powdered sugar 4 cups

23. Salted banana caramel sauce 1 cup

How to cook deliciously - Bananas Foster Cake

1 . Stage

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Spray 3 (8-inch) round cake pans with cooking spray, and line bottoms with parchment.

2 . Stage

Whisk together flour, baking soda, and salt in a large bowl. Whisk together sugar, 2 cups mashed banana, oil, yogurt, buttermilk, vanilla, and eggs in a second bowl until well blended; add to flour mixture and stir just until combined. Divide batter evenly between prepared pans.

3 . Stage

Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick is inserted and comes out clean, 25 to 30 minutes. Cool in pans on a wire rack for 10 minutes. Remove cakes from pans to a wire rack cool completely, about 1 to1 1/2 hours. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios

4 . Stage

Meanwhile for the caramel sauce, combine sugar, cream, butter, cinnamon and salt in a small saucepan. Cook over medium heat, whisking constantly, until butter is melted and sugar is dissolved, about 2 minutes. Whisk in 1 1/2 mashed banana, vanilla bean paste, and 3 tablespoons of the rum and remove from heat. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios

5 . Stage

Place sliced bananas in a small bowl and drizzle with 4 tablespoons of the caramel sauce and remaining 1 tablespoon rum; toss gently to coat. Cool remaining caramel sauce to room temperature, about 20 minutes.

6 . Stage

For the caramel frosting, beat butter in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment on medium speed until light in color, about 3 minutes. Gradually add powdered sugar, and beat on medium speed for about 3 minutes until light and fluffy. Add 1 cup of the salted banana caramel sauce, and beat on low speed until combined, about 1 minute. Transfer 1 cup frosting to a piping bag fitted with a #12 tip. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios

7 . Stage

To assemble the cake, place 1 cake layer on a serving plate; spread with 2/3 cup Caramel Frosting. Using the piping bag to pipe a ring of Caramel Frosting around outer edge of cake layer on top of frosting.

8 . Stage

Spoon half of sliced banana mixture inside frosting ring and spread evenly. Top with second cake layer.

9 . Stage

Spread another 2/3 cup caramel frosting over second layer. Repeat with piping bag to pipe a ring of caramel frosting around outer edge of cake layer on top of frosting.

10 . Stage

Spoon remaining sliced banana mixture inside frosting ring and spread evenly. Top with remaining cake layer. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios

11 . Stage

Spread remaining frosting on top and sides of cake and smooth. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios

12 . Stage

Use piping bag to decorate as desired. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios

13 . Stage

Slice and serve with remaining 3/4 cup caramel sauce. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios