BANANA LAYER CAKE WITH CARAMEL FROSTING

Banana Layer Cake With Caramel Frosting image

Make and share this Banana Layer Cake With Caramel Frosting recipe from Food.com.

Provided by AlainaF

Categories Dessert

Time 1h

Yield 1 cake

Number Of Ingredients 12

Ingredients

1/2 cup butter or 1/2 cup margarine, softened
1 1/2 cups sugar
2 eggs, separated
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 cup plus 1 tbsp. buttermilk
2 cups all-purpose flour
3 large ripe bananas, mashed
1 cup chopped pecans
1 1/4 cups sugar
3/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar
1 cup evaporated milk
1/2 cup butter or 1/2 cup margarine

Steps:

Cream butter; gradually add sugar, beating well.
Add egg yolks, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
Dissolve soda in buttermilk; add to creamed mixture alternately with flour, beginning and ending with flour.
Stir in mashed bananas and pecans.
Beat egg whites (at room temperature) until stiff peaks form; fold into batter.
Pour batter into 2 greased and floured 8 inch round cake pans.
Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean.
Cool cake in pans 10 minutes; remove layers from pans, and let cool completely.
For frosting, combine all ingredients in a heavy saucepan; cook over medium heat, stirring frequently until mixture reaches soft ball stage (240 degrees).
Remove from heat, and beat until spreading consistency; add additional milk, if necessary.
Spread immediately on cooled cake between layers and on top and sides.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 6914.6, Fat 295.5, SaturatedFat 139.2, Cholesterol 935.6, Sodium 3413.6, Carbohydrate 1039.9, Fiber 27.8, Sugar 767.3, Protein 74.1