Banana Coconut Cake Food

BANANA COCONUT UPSIDE-DOWN CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F. Beat baking mix, granulated sugar, sour cream, egg, water and vanilla in large bowl with electric mixer on low speed just until moistened, stopping frequently to scrape side of bowl. Beat on medium speed 2 min.
• Pour butter into 9-inch round baking pan; sprinkle evenly with brown sugar. Arrange bananas and cherries in prepared pan; sprinkle evenly with coconut. Cover with prepared batter.
• Bake 30 min. or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Run small knife around edge of pan to loosen cake; immediately invert onto serving plate. Cool completely.

BANANA NUT COCONUT CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour two 9-inch round cake pans or one 9x13-inch pan.
• In a medium bowl, cream together white sugar and 1/2 cup butter. Mix in eggs and 3 mashed bananas.
• Sift together flour and baking soda in a separate bowl. Add to the creamed mixture alternately with buttermilk, mixing well after each addition. Blend in 1 teaspoon vanilla extract. Fold in 1 cup of pecans and 1 cup coconut. Pour batter into prepared pans.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a tester inserted in the center comes out clean, about 45 minutes. Cool completely on wire racks.
• To Make Frosting: Cream together 1/2 cup butter and confectioners' sugar until light and fluffy. Mix in 1 medium mashed banana, 1 cup pecans, 1 cup coconut and 1 teaspoon vanilla.

BANANA COCONUT CAKE

Steps:

• In a small bowl mix the coconut, brown sugar, cinnamon, and ginger. Set aside.
• Grease and flour a 9" tube pan.
• Cream butter and sugar. Beat in eggs, 1 at a time.
• Add bananas, buttermilk and vanilla.
• Sift flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt together. Beat into banana mixture to blend.
• Pour half of the batter into the tube pan. Sprinkle with half of the coconut mixture. Add remaining batter and sprinkle with remaining topping.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 50 minutes.

BANANA COCONUT CAKE WITH VANILLA GLAZE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Spray a fluted tube pan (such as Bundt®) with cooking spray.
• Mix whole wheat flour, Greek yogurt, all-purpose flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt together in a bowl.
• Combine brown sugar, eggs, butter, cane sugar, vanilla extract, allspice, and nutmeg in a large bowl; mix until well blended. Stir in flour mixture. Fold in mashed banana and shredded coconut until evenly combined. Spoon batter into the prepared pan.
• Bake in preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 35 minutes. Remove from oven; turn over onto a wire rack to cool, about 30 minutes.
• Combine confectioners' sugar, cashew milk, coconut oil, vanilla extract, and salt together in a bowl; stir until mixture is creamy. Drizzle over cooled cake.

BANANA COCONUT CUPCAKES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line 16 muffin cups with paper liners.
• Beat sugar, olive oil, egg, and vanilla extract together in a bowl until light in color and creamy. Add bananas and coconut; stir to combine. Mix flour, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt into banana mixture until smooth. Spoon batter into prepared muffin cups.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in the center of a cupcake comes out clean, 30 to 40 minutes.

BANANA, COCONUT & CARDAMOM BREAD

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 160C/140C fan/gas 3. Butter a 900g loaf tin and line with a long strip of baking parchment. Melt the coconut oil or butter in a pan or the microwave. Mash the bananas and add the oil or butter, eggs, sugar and yogurt.
• Combine the flour, baking powder, crushed cardamom and a pinch of salt in a bowl. Add the wet ingredients and whisk to a smooth batter. Pour into the tin and bake for 1 hr 10 mins until golden and risen. Insert a skewer into the centre of the cake to make sure it's cooked - it should come out with a few crumbs but no wet cake mixture. If needed, return the cake to the oven for another 5-10 mins, then check again, and keep going until it's cooked. Serve slightly warm. Once cool, keep in a tin for up to five days.

COCONUT BANANA BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350F.
• Generously butter the inside of a (9x5) loaf pan.
• In a small bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, salt and coconut and set aside.
• In a stand mixer, cream together the butter and sugar until fluffy (about 3-4 minutes on medium speed).
• Add the eggs, and mix well.
• Add the mashed bananas and vanilla and beat until smooth.
• Fold in the mixed dry ingredients, until just combined. Don't over blend!
• Pour the batter into the prepared loaf pan - it will be slightly shaggy.
• Sprinkle a small amount of coconut on top.
• Bake until golden and a toothpick comes out clean - about 50 minutes.
• Let it cool in the pan for a few minutes, then invert onto a wire rack, to cool completely.
• Slice, and devour.

BANANA COCONUT CAKE

Steps:

• Grease and flour 2 9" round cake pans.
• Preheat the oven to 375º Farenheit.
• In a mixing bowl, cream the butter and sugar together.
• Add the eggs and mix well, scraping the sides of the bowl as needed.
• Add the ripe bananas and vanilla extract and mix again for 2 minutes.
• In a small bowl, whisk together the cake flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt.
• Add the dry ingredients and the buttermilk to the creamed banana mixture alternately, mixing between each addition.
• Fold in the chopped pecans.
• Spoon the cake batter into the two prepared pans evenly.
• Sprinkle the tops with the shredded coconut.
• Bake 15 minutes. Then cover the cake pans loosely with foil and bake an additional 10-15 minutes or until the cake tests done.
• Cool the cakes in the pans, then turn them out to a wire rack to cool completely.
• In a large mixing bowl (or the bowl of a stand mixer), cream the butter until it is almost white in appearance. Add the powdered sugar, extracts and heavy cream. Beat well until light and fluffy.
• Place one cake on a cake plate with the coconut side down.
• Spread some frosting on top of this cake.
• Place the second cake layer coconut side up on the first cake.
• Frost the sides of the cake with the frosting. Frost the outer top edge of the cake (about 1-2" around the outer edge depending on how much frosting you have left). Leave the center of the cake unfrosted to show the coconut top.
• Store in an airtight container.

BANANA COCONUT LOAF

Steps:

• Mix together flour, coconut, baking powder, baking soda, salt, chopped walnuts, and cherries.
• Break eggs in a mixing bowl, and beat until light and frothy. Add sugar and melted butter or margarine. Beat well. Stir in mashed banana and flavoring. Add flour mixture, and stir just to combine. Spoon into greased 9x5x3 inch loaf pan.
• Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 1 hour, or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Let stand for 10 minutes, and remove from pan. Cool.

OLD-FASHIONED BANANA CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour a 9 by 2-inch round cake pan.
• In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, mix the bananas, granulated sugar, and brown sugar on low speed until combined. With the mixer still on low, add the oil, eggs, sour cream, vanilla, and orange zest. Mix until smooth.
• In a separate bowl, sift together the flour, baking soda, and salt. With the mixer on low, add the dry ingredients and mix just until combined. Stir in the chopped walnuts, if using. Pour the batter into the prepared pan and bake for 45 to 50 minutes, until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool in the pan for 15 minutes, turn out onto a cooling rack, and cool completely.
• Spread the frosting thickly on the top of the cake and decorate with walnut halves, if using.
• Mix the cream cheese, butter, and vanilla in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment on low speed until just combined. Don't whip! Add the sugar and mix until smooth.

BANANA COCONUT CAKE

Steps:

• In a bowl, cream shortening and sugar until fluffy. Add eggs; beat for 2 minutes. Add bananas and vanilla; beat for 2 minutes. , Combine dry ingredients; add to creamed mixture alternately with buttermilk. Mix well. Stir in pecans if desired. Pour into two greased and floured 9-in. round baking pans. Sprinkle each with coconut. , Bake at 375° for 25-30 minutes or until cake tests done; loosely cover with foil during the last 10 minutes of baking. Cool in pans 15 minutes before removing to a wire rack, coconut side up. , In a bowl, cream shortening and butter. Add remaining frosting ingredients. Mix on low until combined; beat on high for 5 minutes. Place one cake layer, coconut side down, on a cake plate; spread with some of the frosting. Top with second layer, coconut side up; frost sides and 1 in. around top edge of cake, leaving coconut center showing.

BANANA CAKE WITH COCONUT FROSTING

Steps:

• Make cake:
• Put oven rack in middle position and preheat oven to 350°F.
• Lightly butter and flour a 9-inch round cake pan, knocking out excess flour.
• Whisk together flour (1 1/2 cups), baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a small bowl.
• Beat together butter (1 stick) and brown sugar in a large bowl with an electric mixer at high speed until pale and fluffy. Beat in egg until combined, then add bananas, sour cream, and vanilla and beat until combined well. Reduce speed to low and add flour mixture, mixing until just incorporated.
• Spread batter in cake pan and bake until pale golden and a wooden pick or skewer inserted in center comes out clean, 20 to 25 minutes.
• Cool in pan on a rack 10 minutes. Run a thin knife around edge of pan, then invert rack over cake and invert cake onto rack to cool completely.
• Make frosting while cake cools:
• Beat together cream cheese and butter in a bowl using cleaned beaters at medium speed until smooth. Reduce speed to low, then add confectioners sugar, cream of coconut, and rum (if using) and mix until combined. Increase speed to high and beat until light and fluffy, about 2 minutes.
• Frost top of cooled cake and sprinkle with coconut.

BANANA COCONUT MUFFINS

Steps:

• Put oven rack in middle position and preheat oven to 375°F. Line muffin cups with liners.
• Whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt in a bowl. Whisk together bananas, butter, sugar, egg, vanilla, and 1/2 cup coconut in a large bowl until combined well, then fold in flour mixture until flour is just moistened.
• Divide batter among lined muffin cups and sprinkle with remaining 1/4 cup coconut. Bake until muffins are puffed and golden, about 25 minutes. Transfer muffins to a rack and cool slightly.

GLUTEN FREE BANANA COCONUT CAKE RECIPE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375°F. Combine all ingredients for the cake in order, mixing well. Once mixed, spray a Bundt pan with non-stick cooking spray and spread the batter evenly in the pan. Bake for 40-50 minutes or until when poked with a toothpick in the deepest part, the toothpick comes out clean. Once it is done cooking, carefully remove and let it cool completely. After the cake has cooled, remove it carefully from the pan and set aside. Whisk the whipped topping ingredients together on high. Let this mix until it forms a thick whipped cream. Ice the cake gently with the whipped topping then top with pecans.

VEGAN BANANA CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F (176°C) and lightly and evenly grease two 9-inch (23 cm) round cake pans.

COCONUT FLOUR MUG CAKE

Steps:

• Mix ingredients: In large mug, mix together coconut flour, maple syrup, baking powder, sea salt, banana, egg, coconut oil, almond milk, mashed banana and vanilla. Stir in chocolate chips.
• Cook: Place in microwave and heat on normal setting for 2 minutes. Check to see if it's still doughy in the center, if so heat for another minute until mug cake is cooked through. Let cool for 2-3 minutes, then enjoy.

BANANA, LIME AND COCONUT CAKE (AUSTRALIA)

Steps:

• FOR THE CAKE: Preheat oven to 350 degrees F, then grease a 9-inch springform pan & line it with parchment paper.
• In a medium bowl, combine eggs, zest, lime juice, buttermilk & mashed bananas, then whisk together until well combined. Set aside.
• In a large bowl, using an electric mixer, beat together the butter & sugar until light & fluffy.
• Add banana mixture & beat on low until combined.
• In another bowl, whisk together the flour & baking soda, then add this to the banana/buttermilk mixture, whisking until well combined.
• With a large metal spoon, gently fold in only half of the coconut untl just combined.
• Spoon the batter into the prepared springform pan & bake for 50 minutes or until golden & a skewer inserted in the center comes out clean.
• Cool in the pan for 5 minutes, then remove the springform sides before transferring the cake to a wire rack to cool completely.
• Meanwhile, in a pan over medium heat, toast the remaining 1/3 cup of shredded coconut, stirring constantly, until golden in color, then remove from the heat.
• FOR THE ICING: In a bowl & using an electric mixer, combine the cream cheese & powdered sugar, & beat until smooth.
• Spread over the cake, then sprinkle with the toasted coconut before slicing & serving.

BANANA CAKE WITH COCONUT ICING

Steps:

• Whip butter in bowl.
• Sift in dry ingredients.
• Add milk, bananas, eggs and mix.
• Bake at 350F for 25-35 minutes Combine ingredients for icing in a heavy saucepan, and cook until well blended.
• Spread over cake while still warm.
• (Tip- to make sour milk, add a splash of vinegar and stir).

AFRICAN BANANA COCONUT BAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375°F.
• Cut bananas crosswise into halves.
• Cut each half lengthwise into halves and arrange in greased 9-inch pie plate.
• Dot with margarine or butter and drizzle with orange and lemon juices.
• Sprinkle with brown sugar and coconut.
• Bake until coconut is golden, 8 to 10 minutes.

BANANA COCONUT BUNDT CAKE WITH COCONUT ICING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350º F (175º C) and grease and flour a bundt pan.
• Sift flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt into bowl and set aside. In large mixing bowl, cream together butter and both sugars for a few minutes until light and fluffy, then add eggs and continue to mix.
• Next, add mashed bananas, yogurt and buttermilk and mix well.
• Add dry ingredients, and stir until combined, then stir in the coconut.
• Spoon batter into prepared bundt tin.
• Place into preheated oven, and bake for 50 to 60 minutes or until tester comes out clean.After about 10 minutes, remove cake from pan and place on cooling rack.
• After the cake has cooled, mix the confectioner's sugar, coconut oil and milk until a smooth consistency is reached and the icing slowly runs down the cake without all dripping off.
• While the icing is still wet, sprinkle with the shredded coconut.
• Allow the icing to set, then serve; I might add that this banana coconut bundt cake is just perfect with a cup of tea or coffee.

BANANA SNACK CAKE WITH COCONUT, CHOCOLATE AND PECAN STREUSEL

Steps:

• For the streusel: Combine the coconut, flour, oats, baking powder, brown sugar and salt in a medium bowl. Add the butter and knead it into the flour mixture with your fingers until it is evenly moistened. Add the pecans and toss to combine. Set aside.
• For the cake: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Butter an 8-inch square baking pan. Line it with parchment paper with a 2-inch overhang on two sides.
• In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, salt and baking soda. In a small bowl, stir together the banana and sour cream. In a large bowl, beat the butter and granulated sugar with an electric mixer on medium speed until fluffy, about 3 minutes. Add the eggs one at a time, beating after each addition. Beat in the vanilla.
• Stir in half of the flour mixture, then the banana mixture and then the remaining flour mixture. Fold in the chocolate and coconut. Transfer the mixture to the prepared pan. Top with the streusel mixture. Bake the cake until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out with moist crumbs attached, 40 to 45 minutes. Transfer to a rack to cool completely. Lift the cake out of the pan using the parchment paper and cut into squares to serve.

BANANA, PINEAPPLE AND COCONUT CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F Grease and flour fluted or tube pan.
• Cream butter and sugar. Add eggs, flour, baking powder, baking soda, coconut milk and cinnamon .
• Stir in pineapple and bananas and mix well with a wooden spoon. Pour into prepared pan.
• Bake for 40 to 45 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
• Cool cake in pan for 10 minutes, then turn out onto wire rack to cool completely. Drizzle condensed milk and serve.

BANANA COCONUT CAKE WITH CREAM CHEESE FROSTING

Steps:

• Combine milk and coconut in a bowl. Let it stand at room temperature for 30 minutes. In a medium sized bowl, combine all-purpose flour, baking powder, and baking soda. Stir to get ingredients well mixed. Peel and mash bananas in another bowl. Grease and flour an 8-inch x 8-inch square cake pan.
• Preheat oven to 350˚F (180°C).
• Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy, about 2 minutes. Beat in egg. Add vanilla extract.
• Then pour in half of the coconut mixture, half of the mashed bananas, and half of the flour mixture. Beat on low for 30 seconds. Add the remaining coconut mixture, mashed bananas, and flour mixture. Continue to beat until batter is smooth. This should take 1 to 2 minutes.
• Pour batter into prepared pan.
• Bake for 1 hour or until wooden pick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool in the pan for 10 minutes, remove and cool on wire rack.

BANANA COCONUT MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit. If necessary, grease all 12 cups of your muffin tin with butter or muffin liners (my pan is non-stick and didn't require any grease).
• In a medium bowl, whisk together the flours, baking powder, salt and lemon zest. Stir in 1/2 cup of the shredded coconut.
• In a separate, medium bowl, whisk together the mashed banana, coconut oil, honey, egg and vanilla.
• Pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients and stir until just combined. Divide the batter evenly between the muffin cups (a scant 1/4 cup batter each), then sprinkle the muffin tops with the remaining 1/4 cup shredded coconut. Sprinkle the tops with the raw sugar.
• Bake for about 17 to 20 minutes, until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Transfer muffins to a cooling rack and let them cool.

BOBBY FLAY'S COCONUT-BANANA COLADA

Steps:

• Place the bananas and pineapple in a blender; puree until smooth. Add the rum, cream of coconut, 2 cups ice cubes and the juice of half the lime; blend until smooth and frothy. Thinly slice the remaining lime half. Pour the colada into glasses; garnish with lime slices and toasted coconut, if desired.

BANANA COCONUT CAKE WITH SEVEN-MINUTE FROSTING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F (180ºC). In large bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder and salt. Set aside. In separate bowl, with hand-mixer, beat butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs, one at a time, until incorporated after each addition. Beat in banana and vanilla. With mixer on low, alternately add the flour mixture in 3 parts with coconut milk in 2 parts, starting and ending with flour mixture. Scrape the bowl as needed between additions. Fold in 1/2 cup (125 mL) coconut. Scrape into two greased and floured or parchment paper-lined 9-in (23-cm) round cake pans; smooth top.
• Bake 35 to 40 min. or until a cake tester comes out clean when inserted into centre. Cool cake in pans on wire racks 30 min. Remove from pans and cool cakes completely on racks, about 10 min.
• Meanwhile, to make frosting, in heatproof bowl, beat 1/3 cup (75 mL) water, sugar, egg whites, corn syrup, cream of tartar and salt with hand-mixer on high 1 min. Set bowl over saucepan of simmering water (do not let bottom of bowl touch water. Beat 7 min. or until mixture holds stiff peaks. Remove from saucepan. Continue to beat 2 to 3 min. or until frosting is cooled and thick enough to spread. Beat in vanilla.
• Place first cake on platter and spread with about 1 cup (250 mL) frosting. Top with second cake. Ice top and sides with remaining frosting. Sprinkle top of cake with toasted coconut. Refrigerate until ready to serve.

BANANA AND COCONUT CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 180°C/160°C fan-forced. Grease and line cake tin with baking paper.
• Beat butter and sugars with electric beaters in large bowl until pale and fluffy. Add eggs one at a time, beating well with addition. Add vanilla extract, mashed bananas and our cream; beat to combine. Beat flour and coconut into mixture until well combined.
• Pour mix into lined cake tin and bake for 60 minutes or until a skewer inserted into centre of cake comes out clean. Remove from oven and let cool slightly in tin, then turn onto wire rack to cool completely.
• Make Coconut Cream Cheese Icing using method below.
• When cake has cooled, cut in half horizontally. Spread one-third of icing over bottom hall of cake and top with remaining half. Ice top and sides with remaining icing and cover with shredded coconut. Store in an airtight container.
• Whip butter and cream cheese until light and fluffy. Add icing sugar, vanilla extract and coconut essence and beat for a further few minutes.

BANANA COCONUT CAKE

Steps:

• Cake:
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Butter and flour two 9-inch cake pans. In the bowl of an electric mixer, beat the butter and sugar together until it is light and fluffy. Add the eggs one at a time, beating well in between each addition, and continue to beat until very light and fluffy. Add buttermilk and mashed banana and mix well. In a separate bowl, sift and dry ingredients together (flour, baking soda, salt, baking powder), then add to batter and mix at low speed on the electric mixer until moistened. Beat one minute at medium speed, then fold in pecans and pour batter evenly into the two prepared cake pans. Bake for 25 to 35 minutes, until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. After removing the cakes from the oven, allow them to cool for five minutes, then invert onto a cooling rack. Assemble when thoroughly cooled.
• Coconut Custard:
• Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and cut another piece of parchment to the same size. Set both aside. Combine the coconut milk and milk and stir together. In a bowl, mix 2/3 cup of sugar with 1/3 cup cornstarch and stir with a fork until free from lumps. Mix the sugar and cornstarch together with the egg yolks and 1 cup of coconut milk mixture. Whisk until smooth and set aside. In a heavy saucepan, bring the remaining coconut milk mixture to a boil. Pour it into the bowl with the egg yolk-sugar mixture, whisking constantly. Return the mixture to the saucepan over medium flame and continue stirring. Cook until small bubbles start to form on the surface of the custard. Remove from the heat and spread onto the parchment-lined baking sheet. Cover the top of the custard with the other sheet of parchment to prevent a skin from forming. Cool in the refrigerator.
• To Assemble Cake:
• In a large bowl, gently toss banana slices with the lemon juice, and sugar. Trim the top of the first layer of cake so that the surface is level, then spread with a thin layer of custard. Place bananas completely over bottom layer, so that no cake is showing. Spread with another layer of coconut custard. Place next cake layer on top of this and spread the top generously with coconut custard. Garnish liberally with toasted coconut flakes.

COCONUT BANANA CAKE WITH CHOCOLATE FROSTING

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease three 8-inch round cake pans. Line with parchment paper, then butter/spray with cooking spray.2. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and place the whole bananas on the baking sheet. Transfer to the oven and roast for 20-25 minutes or until the tops of the bananas are blackened on the outside. Remove from the oven and let cool. Once cool enough to handle, remove the peel, and mash the bananas. 3. In the bowl of a stand mixer (or use a hand-held mixer) beat together the oil, yogurt, eggs, sugar, brown sugar, vanilla, and lemon juice. Beat in the bananas, mixing until combined. Add the flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt and mix until just combined. Stir in the shredded coconut. 4. Pour the batter among the 3 cake pans and bake 30-35 minutes, until the tops are just set and no longer wiggly in the center. Remove and let cool five minutes, then run a knife around the edges of the pan and turn the cakes out onto a cooling rack. Cover and let the cakes cool completely before assembling.5. To make the frosting, add the cream cheese and butter to a large mixing bowl. Using an electric mixer beat until the mixture is light and fluffy, about 2 minutes. Add the powdered sugar, cocoa powder, and vanilla. Beat another 2-4 minutes or until the frosting is light and fluffy. Beat in the coconut cream until combined. 6. Place one cake layer on a serving plate or cake stand. Spread with frosting. Repeat with the remaining 2 cake layers. Frost the cake sides. Serve or store in the fridge for up to 2 days. Bring to room temp. before serving.

BANANA COCONUT CRUNCH CAKE

Steps:

• Make cake layer:
• Preheat oven to 350°F. Butter an 8-inch square, 2-inch deep baking pan and line bottom with wax paper. Butter paper and dust with flour, knocking out excess flour.
• On a baking sheet toast coconut in the middle of the oven, stirring once, until golden, about 6 minutes.
• Into a bowl sift together flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt. In a small bowl whisk together eggs, bananas, crème fraîche or sour cream, and vanilla.
• In a bowl of a standing electric mixer beat together butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in flour and egg mixtures alternately, beginning and ending with flour mixture and beating after each addition until batter is smooth, and fold in coconut.
• Turn batter into pan, smoothing top, and bake in middle of oven until a tester inserted into center comes out clean, about 30 minutes. Cool cake in pan on rack 10 minutes. Run a thin knife around edges of pan and invert cake onto rack. Remove wax paper carefully and cool cake completely. Cake layer may be made 3 days ahead and chilled, wrapped in plastic wrap and foil.
• Make syrup:
• In a small saucepan bring water and sugar to a boil over moderate heat, stirring until sugar is dissolved, and simmer 1 minute. Stir in rum and simmer 1 minute. Cool syrup completely. Syrup may be made 3 days ahead and chilled, covered.
• Make frosting:
• In a bowl with an electric mixer beat together cream cheese and butter until light and fluffy. Add confectioners' sugar, 1/2 cup at a time, beating well after each addition, and beat in vanilla and pinch salt. In a food processor coarsely grind banana chips and stir into frosting.
• With serrated knife halve cake layer horizontally and with pastry brush dab cut sides with rum syrup, using it all. Spread half of frosting on cut side of bottom layer and arrange top layer, cut side down, on frosting. Spread remaining frosting on top of cake. Cake may be assembled 3 hours ahead and chilled, covered with an overturned bowl or in a cake keeper.

BANANA-COCONUT-SESAME CAKE RECIPE

Steps:

• In a skillet set over low heat, toast sesame seeds until they turn light brown. Keep an eye on them and stir constantly for they burn easily. Set aside.
• Grease the sides of the pan. (No need to grease the bottom.) Scatter butter cubes all over bottom of pan. Sprinkle brown sugar all over bottom of pan, making sure it's evenly distributed. Arrange banana slices in single layer on top of butter and brown sugar.
• Preheat oven to 350 F. Set rack in the middle of oven. In a mixing bowl, whisk together egg yolks, granulated sugar, salt, baking powder, oil, coconut milk, and coconut extract (if using). Once mixture is smooth, whisk in all-purpose flour, one tablespoon at a time. Make sure mixture is free of lumps.
• In another clean mixing bowl, whisk egg whites until stiff peaks form. With a rubber spatula, fold half of beaten egg whites into batter; mix well. Fold remaining egg whites into batter, folding just until no white streaks remain, being careful not to deflate batter.
• Pour batter into pan, right over banana topping. Spread out batter with rubber spatula all the way to edges of pan. Tap pan on kitchen counter a few times to get rid of air pockets and make sure batter goes into spaces between banana slices. Sprinkle toasted sesame seeds all over surface of batter.
• Bake until a cake tester or toothpick inserted into center comes out clean, 30 to 35 minutes.
• Let cake cool down to room temperature (or only slightly warmer than room temperature), then unmold upside down into serving platter. Dust powdered sugar on top, if desired.