Banana Cake with Meringue Buttercream

You need..

Cake

🍌2 cups of flour

🍌 1 teaspoon of baking powder

🍌 1/2 teaspoon of salt

🍌 1/2 cup of butter - unsalted - room temperature

🍌 3/4 teaspoon of cinnamon

🍌 3/4 cup of overripe bananas mashed- about 2 medium size

🍌 1/2 cup of granulated sugar

🍌 1/2 cup of brown sugar- packed

🍌 1/2 cup of buttermilk- room temperature

🍌 2 large eggs- room temperature

🍌 1 teaspoon of vanilla

🍌 1/4 of a cup of chopped walnuts- optional

Filling

🍌 1/4 of a cup of unsalted butter

🍌 1 cup of brown sugar - packed

🍌 1/2 teaspoon of cinnamon

🍌 2 large bananas- sliced

🍌 1/4 teaspoon of dark rum- optional

Icing

🍌 6 large egg- egg whites only - room temperature

🍌 2 cups granulated sugar

🍌 2 cups of unsalted butter - room temperature

🍌 1 teaspoon of vanilla

🍌 garnish with walnuts- optional

1. Preheat oven to 350.

2. Grease and line 2, 9 inch baking pans.

3. In a medium size bowl, sift: flour, baking powder, cinnamon and salt. Combine and set aside.

4. In a decent size measuring cup, combine buttermilk and smashed bananas. Set aside.

5. Using a stand mixer, beat butter til it’s smooth.

6. Add both sugars and continue whisking til it’s pale and fluffy.

7. Reduce speed, add 1 egg at a time.

8. Slowly add vanilla.

9. Alternate pouring the flour mixture and buttermilk mixture into egg mixture. Fully incorporate all three but don’t over mix.

10. Spread batter evenly between the two pans.

11. Bake for 22-25 mins. Insert a toothpick in the center and if it comes out clean, it’s done.

Filling

1. Place butter, sugar and cinnamon in a saucepan. 2. Combine and stir over medium heat til the sugar is dissolved.

3. Stir in bananas and cook for another five minutes.Add rum- optional. Stir.

4. Set aside and let completely cool before filling cake.

Frosting

You need to cook part of your frosting.

1. Place egg whites and sugar in a glass medium size bowl.

2. Use hand mixer to whip for two mins.

3. Place bowl over a pot with two cups of boiling water

. 4. Whisk until the mixture is no longer grainy ( about 5 mins).

5. Remove from heat.

6. Continue whisking til peaks are formed and bowl is no longer hot ( about 10 mins).

7. Slowly add butter. Combine.

8. Stir in vanilla.

9. Place in fridge for 20 mins before icing cake.

Assemble

perfect For any occasion 😀