Banana And Chestnut Cake With Butterscotch Icing Food

BANANA-BUTTERSCOTCH CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F with rack in the middle position. Coat a 10- to 12-cup Bundt pan with baking spray. Whisk together flour, pudding mix, baking powder, and baking soda in a bowl.
• Melt butter in a large skillet. Add bananas and cook, stirring occasionally, until golden brown, 4 to 5 minutes. Sprinkle with sugar and cook until bananas break down. Transfer to a bowl; mash until smooth.
• Whisk eggs, vanilla, and kosher salt into bananas. Add to flour mixture and stir until incorporated. Transfer to prepared pan; gently tap to release air bubbles.
• Bake until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 30 to 35 minutes. Cool in pan on a wire rack for 15 minutes, then invert onto a wire rack to cool. Drizzle with dulce de leche and sprinkle with coconut and flaked sea salt.

THE BEST BANANA CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F and line a 9-by-13-inch baking pan (see Cook's Note) with aluminum foil, leaving a 2-inch overhang on the two longer sides. Lightly spray the foil with nonstick cooking spray.
• For the cake, mash the bananas in a large bowl with a fork or potato masher until very smooth. Whisk in the dark brown sugar, melted butter, sour cream, eggs and vanilla until smooth and combined. In a separate large bowl, whisk together the flour, cinnamon, baking soda and salt.
• Fold the dry ingredients into the banana mixture in thirds until just combined. Pour into the prepared baking pan and smooth the top. Bake until golden brown and a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 1 hour. Leave the cake in the pan to cool slightly, about 30 minutes. Use the foil overhang to remove the cake from the pan, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
• Meanwhile, beat the butter, cream cheese and salt in a large bowl with an electric mixer on medium speed until smooth. Reduce to low speed, then add the powdered sugar a cup at a time until smooth. Increase the speed to medium-high and beat until fluffy, 1 to 2 minutes. Beat in the vanilla extract.
• Transfer 1/2 cup of the frosting to a small bowl and stir in the dulce de leche until smooth. Cover both frostings with plastic wrap and keep at room temperature until ready to assemble the cake.
• For the candied banana chips, warm the maple syrup in a medium nonstick skillet over medium heat until it just starts bubbling. Add the banana chips and cook, tossing and stirring frequently with a rubber spatula, until the chips have absorbed almost all the maple syrup and are browned in spots, 3 to 4 minutes. Immediately transfer the banana chips to a baking sheet, spread in an even layer and cool completely. Once cool, roughly chop.
• Transfer the cake to a serving platter. Spread about 3/4 cup plain cream cheese frosting all over the top of the cake.
• Dollop the dulce de leche frosting and remaining plain frosting on top, then use a small offset spatula to swirl both frostings together in a swooping design, making sure the frosting goes all the way to the edges of the cake. Top with the chopped candied banana chips.

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Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375° F. Grease 10-cup Bundt or round tube pan.
• Microwave 1 1/3 cups morsels in medium, uncovered, microwave-safe bowl on MEDIUM-HIGH (70%) power for 1 minute; STIR. The morsels may retain some of their original shape. If necessary, microwave at additional 10 to 15-second intervals, stirring just until morsels are melted. Combine cake mix, eggs, bananas, vegetable oil, water and granulated sugar in large mixer bowl. Beat on low speed until moistened. Beat on high speed for 2 minutes. Stir 2 cups batter into melted morsels. Alternately spoon batters into prepared baking pan.
• Bake for 35 to 45 minutes or until wooden pick inserted in cake comes out clean. Cool in pan for 20 minutes; invert onto wire rack to cool completely.
• Place remaining 1/3 cup morsels in small, heavy-duty plastic bag. Microwave on MEDIUM-HIGH (70%) power for 30 seconds; knead. Microwave at additional 10- to 15-second intervals, kneading until smooth. Cut tiny corner from bag; squeeze to drizzle over cake.

BEST EVER BANANA CAKE WITH CREAM CHEESE FROSTING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 275°F (135C).
• Grease and flour a 9 x 13 pan.
• In a small bowl, mix mashed banana with the lemon juice; set aside.
• In a medium bowl, mix flour, baking soda and salt; set aside.
• In a large bowl, cream 3/4 cup butter and 2 1/8 cups sugar until light and fluffy.
• Beat in eggs, one at a time, then stir in 2 tsp vanilla.
• Beat in the flour mixture alternately with the buttermilk.
• Stir in banana mixture.
• Pour batter into prepared pan and bake in preheated oven for one hour or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
• Remove from oven and place directly into the freezer for 45 minutes. This will make the cake very moist.
• For the frosting, cream the butter and cream cheese until smooth.
• Beat in 1 teaspoon vanilla.
• Add icing sugar and beat on low speed until combined, then on high speed until frosting is smooth.
• Spread on cooled cake.
• Sprinkle chopped walnuts over top of the frosting, if desired.

BANANA CAKE WITH PEANUT BUTTER FROSTING

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Grease and flour a bundt pan.
• In large bowl, combine all cake ingredients, beat on low speed until moistened, then beat 2 minutes at medium speed.
• Pour batter into greased/floured pan.
• Bake cake at 350 degrees F for 45-55 minutes, or until toothpick comes out clean.
• (Cake will be moist on top.) Cool in pan 10 minutes.
• Remove from pan and cool for 45 minutes, or until completely cooled.
• Microwave frosting on high for 25-35 seconds, or until thin consistency.
• Immediately stir in peanut butter.
• Drizzle warm frosting over cake.

BUTTERSCOTCH FROSTING

Steps:

• Melt butter in a heavy saucepan over med-low heat.
• Add brown sugar and stir constantly with wooden spoon.
• After 2-3mins, sugar will melt and mixture will become smooth, then begin to bubble (it's ok if it looks separated at this point).
• Once this happens, stir constantly for 2mins (less if sugar smells like it's burning).
• Carefully add cream and stir for another 2mins.
• Mixture will thicken slightly and look smooth and glossy.
• Remove pan from heat and let cool for 5mins, stirring frequently.
• Beat in confectioners' sugar and vanilla with wooden spoon.
• If frosting seems a bit dry, add more cream, 1/2 tablespoon at a time, until thick, smooth and spreadable.

BUTTERSCOTCH BANANA BUNDT CAKE RECIPE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour (or spray with non-stick cooking spray) a bundt pan and set aside.
• In a large bowl, mix together the dry cake mix (don't prepare it as directed on the box), dry pudding mix (don't prepare it as directed on the box), water, eggs, and oil. Combine until fully incorporated.
• Add the mashed bananas into the bowl and mix until combined.
• Pour the batter into the greased bundt pan and bake for 45-48 minutes (or until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean).
• Pull the cake out of the oven when finished baking and let cool for about 45 minutes before inverting onto a plate.
• When the cake has cooled, top with Butterscotch Glaze and serve.