Banana Cake with Caramel Frosting
this banana cake recipe came highly recommended to us by friends and family. There is supposed to be an accompanying caramel recipe that goes with the cake…but i can’t get it to turn out. It’s so hard and i’m going to continue to try. but until then we’ve been using our grandma bernie’s caramel frosting recipe, it has yet to disappoint.
BANANA CAKE
2 eggs
1 1/2 c. sugar
1 c. sour cream
2-3 bananas (we used 3)
1 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. vanilla
2 c. flour
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
To a stand mixer add eggs and sugar. Mix until combined, add in sour cream, vanilla and bananas. Once combined add baking soda, powder, and flour. Mix until dry ingredients are just incorporated, do not overmix. Pour batter into greased 9x13 cake pan. Bake at 350 for 35-40 minutes, or until inserted toothpick comes out clean.
Cool Completely.
CARAMEL FROSTING
1/2 c. butter
1 c. dark brown sugar
1/2 c. milk
1 tsp. vanilla
4 c. powdered sugar (plan for slightly more or less depending on the consistency you like)
Melt butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Stir in dark brown sugar and milk. Bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer for 5 minutes. Remove from heat and whisk in vanilla. In a large bowl with powdered sugar pour in the warm caramel. Whisk until smooth and no clumps remain.
Use frosting while still warm. Could become too stiff to spread if cold.
Pour over cake and let set before serving.
the notecard for this cake simply has the ingredients and amounts on it. no instructions, temperature, or time. with a little research online of recipes similar to this i have written what worked best for us. If you change this up with better results we would love to hear from you! this is a learning EXPERIENCE for us every single day!
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