BANANA LAYER CAKE WITH VANILLA FROSTING RECIPE - (3.3/5)

Banana Layer Cake with Vanilla Frosting Recipe - (3.3/5) image

Provided by christoph

Number Of Ingredients 18

Cake:
1/2 cup butter (1 stick), softened
1 cup sugar
2 eggs, slightly beaten
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup ripe bananas (3 to 4), mashed
1 cup buttermilk
2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour, sifted
2 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup chopped walnuts or pecans (optional)
Frosting:
3 cups powdered sugar
1/3 cup butter, softened
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon vanilla powder (optional)
1-2 Tablespoons milk

Steps:

Heat oven to 375ºF. Grease and flour 2 - 9″ cake pans. Cream together butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs and vanilla. Mix well to combine. In a separate bowl combine bananas and buttermilk. Sift together all dry ingredients. Add flour mixture to butter and sugar a third at a time, alternating with banana buttermilk mixture. Fold in nuts if desired. Divide batter equally between the two prepared cake pans and bake for 25 to 30 minutes or until a cake tester comes out clean. Remove cakes from pans and cool completely on a wire rack before frosting. To prepare frosting, mix together powdered sugar and butter with a spoon or a mixer on low-speed. Add vanilla and 1 Tablespoon of the milk. Gradually add in just enough remaining milk to make the frosting smooth and spreadable. If frosting becomes to thick, slowly add more milk a few drops at a time. If frosting is too thin, add small amount of powdered sugar.