Banana Split Cake Food

THE ULTIMATE BANANA SPLIT CAKE

Steps:

• For the frozen banana bites: Peel and slice the banana into 1-inch pieces. Heat up the chocolate and shortening for 30 seconds in the microwave in a bowl. Remove and stir. If any lumps remain, heat in 10-second increments until fully melted.
• Place the banana pieces on a cookie sheet lined with parchment paper. Using two forks, place a banana piece on one fork and dip it into the chocolate. Make sure the banana piece is covered completely. Remove the banana piece from the chocolate and, using the other fork, gently move the banana piece onto the cookie sheet. When completed, place the chocolate-covered banana pieces in the freezer for at least 1 hour, preferably overnight.
• For the chocolate cake: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Prepare a 9-by-13-inch cake pan by rubbing with butter, sprinkling with flour and tapping out the extra.
• In a large bowl, combine the flour, granulated sugar, cocoa, baking soda, baking powder and salt. Mix together with a wooden spoon, then set aside.
• In a small bowl, combine the eggs, milk, oil and vanilla. Beat well with a hand mixer. Slowly add the boiling water and mix. Add the wet ingredients to the flour mixture, and fold and stir until smooth. Pour the batter into the prepared pan.
• Bake until a cake tester inserted in the center of the cake comes out clean, 20 to 25 minutes. Remove the cake from the pan and cool on a rack.
• For the whipped cream: Beat the cream and vanilla in a chilled nonreactive bowl with a whisk or an electric mixer just until the mixture holds a loose peak. (Lift the beater from the cream and look at the shape of the peak at the end of the whisk; it should hold a lazy curve.) Sift the confectioners' sugar over the cream and continue to beat just until it holds a soft peak. Take care not to overbeat the cream or it will be curdy. Refrigerate, covered, for up to 4 hours.
• To assemble: When the cake is cool, cut in half with a long serrated knife. Place one half of the chocolate cake on a serving platter or cake stand. Cover the cake with strawberry pie filling (about 1 cup; you will have some left over, which can be refrigerated). Set the other half of the cake on top. Try to match up the ends that have been cut when stacking.
• With a pastry bag fitted with a large open star decorating tip, pipe whipped cream mounds on top of the cake. Add sprinkles. Cut the frozen banana bites in half and set on top of the whipped cream. Serve immediately.

UPSIDE-DOWN BANANA SPLIT CAKE

Steps:

• For the ice cream layer: Line a 9-inch round cake pan with two layers of plastic wrap, pressing into the sides and corners to smooth it out as much as possible and leaving an overhang so you can lift the ice cream out.
• Spread the vanilla ice cream in the prepared pan in an even layer using a small offset spatula or the back of a spoon, then freeze until solid, about 1 hour 30 minutes to 2 hours. Repeat with the chocolate and strawberry ice creams, spreading the layers on top of each other and freezing each layer until firm. (See Cook's Note.)
• For the topping: Meanwhile, preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Spray the sides of two 9-inch round cake pans with cooking spray and dust the sides lightly with flour. Line the bottoms with parchment paper rounds.
• Combine the sugar and 1 1/2 tablespoons water in a medium skillet and stir until the mixture looks like wet sand. Cook over medium-high heat, gently swirling the pan occasionally but not stirring, until light amber, about 5 minutes. Pour the caramel syrup into the bottom of one of the prepared cake pans.
• Peel and cut each of the bananas crosswise into 3 equal pieces. Cut each piece in half lengthwise. Arrange two banana pieces cut-side down in the pan with the caramel so they from an upside-down V. Continue making upside-down Vs with the banana pieces all the way across the pan. Fill in any empty spaces with the remaining banana pieces.
• For the cake: Whisk together the flour, baking powder and salt in a medium bowl. Add the sugar and vegetable oil to the bowl of a stand mixer and beat to combine. Add the eggs one at a time, beating to incorporate after each addition, then beat in the vanilla until combined. With the mixer on low speed, alternate adding the flour and buttermilk in 3 parts each, scraping down the bowl as needed, then beat on medium-high for 1 full minute.
• Divide the batter between the two prepared pans, covering the bananas evenly (use an offset spatula if needed). Bake until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 45 minutes to 1 hour (the plain cake will bake faster than the one with the topping, so check both). Let cool on a rack until cool enough to handle, about 25 minutes, then turn the cakes out onto racks to cool completely.
• Place the plain cake layer on a cake pedestal or plate. Remove the ice cream from the freezer and lift it out of the pan using the plastic wrap. Invert the ice cream layer directly on the cake layer. Top with the second cake layer, bananas facing up. Decorate the top with whipped cream rosettes, then top with cherries and sprinkle with chopped peanuts and sprinkles. Serve immediately with hot fudge and caramel sauce.

SOUTHERN STYLE BANANA SPLIT CAKE

Steps:

• Combine the graham cracker crumbs, white sugar and melted butter. Mix together and press into a 9x13 inch cake pan; refrigerate until chilled.
• Beat together the cream cheese and confectioners' sugar; spread over graham cracker crust.
• Layer bananas and pineapple over cream cheese mixture; cover fruit with whipped topping.
• Top with cherries and chopped nuts; refrigerate and serve chilled.

BANANA SPLIT "CAKE"

Steps:

• Mix crumbs and margarine and press onto bottom of a 13x9 pan. Freeze 10 minute.
• Beat cream cheese and sugar until well blended. Spread carefully over crust. Top with pineapple. Slice 4 bananas over the pineapple.
• Pour milk into a large bowl. Add pudding mixes and beat with wire whisk for 2 minute Gently stir in 1 cup cool whip and spread over banana layer in the pan.
• Top with remaining cool whip. Refrigerate at least 5 hours.
• Slice remaining bananas just before serving and arrange over dessert. Sprinkle with pecans. Store leftovers in fridge.

BANANA SPLIT CAKE

Steps:

• For Cake:.
• Grease and lightly flour 10-inch fluted tube pan.
• Stir together flour, baking powder, salt and baking soda.
• In a separate mixer bowl beat buter or margarine on medium speed about 30 seconds. Add sugar and vanilla and beat until fluffy.
• Add eggs one at a time, beating 1 minute after each.
• In a separate bowl, combine mashed banana, sour cream, and milk.
• Add dry ingredients and banana mixture to sugar/butter mixture alternately, beating on low speed after each addition until just combined.
• Spoon 1 cup of the batter into a separate bowl and mix in cocoa powder.
• Spoon the banana batter into prepared cake pan. Spoon cocoa batter on top in a ring, do not spread to edges.
• Bske in a 350 degrees oven for 60 to 70 minutes or until cake tests done.
• Place cake on a wire rack for 10 minutes. Remove from pan. Serve with Strawberry Sauce.
• Strawberry Sauce.
• Thaw strawberries, if frozen, drain.
• In a saucepan, crust 1 cup of he strawberries, add water.
• Cook for 2 minutes; sieve.
• Combine sugar and cornstarch; stir into sieved mixture.
• Cook and stir until thickened and bubbly. Cook 1 to 2 minutes more.
• Add food coloring if desired.
• Halve remaining large berries. stir all remaining berries into sauce.
• Chill.

BANANA SPLIT CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Coat two 8" cake pans with nonstick cooking spray.
• In a large bowl, with an electric beater on medium speed, beat the cake mix, pudding mix, water, oil and eggs until smooth.
• Stir in the pineapple then pour the batter into the cake pans, dividing equally.
• Bake for 35- 40 minutes, or until a wooden toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
• Allow to cool for 15 minutes then invert onto wire racks to cool completely.
• In a small bowl, combine 3/4 cup whipped topping and the strawberries and mix well.
• Place one cake layer on a serving plate and frost the top with the strawberry mixture.
• Place the second layer over the first then frost the top and sides with the remaining whipped topping.
• Drizzle with hot fudge then place the cherries around the edges of the cake top and sprinkle evenly with the nuts.
• Serve immediately, or cover and chill until ready to serve.
• NOTE: Warm the hot fudge enough to make it pourable, but don't allow it to get too hot or it will melt the"frosting"!

BANANA SPLIT CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Prepare three 9-inch round cake pans by coating with cooking spray and dusting with flour.
• In a large mixing bowl, combine cake mix, water, mashed banana and eggs. Beat with an electric mixer until well combined. Pour cake batter evenly into the prepared cake pans.
• Bake for 20-25 minutes or until toothpick inserted into centers of each cake comes out clean. Cool cakes on a wire rack until completely cooled. Turn cakes out. With a wide knife, slice off rounded tops of cakes until top surfaces are flat.
• Slice bananas and hull/slice strawberries; set aside. I always reserve three large strawberries, slice them into fans and set them aside for garnishing.
• Place first cake layer on serving plate/pedestal. Spread generously with chocolate frosting to 1/4-inch from the outside edge of the cake. Arrange a thin layer of sliced strawberries and then bananas atop the frosting. Place second cake layer atop these layers and repeat once more.
• Place third cake layer on top. Spread top of cake only (not down sides of cake) with a generous layer of strawberry frosting. Then arrange sliced strawberries in the pattern of your choice atop frosting. I like to make three strawberry fans and arrange them in the center of the cake with circles of overlapping strawberries radiating outward.
• Slice and serve with a scoop of the ice cream of your choice. Refrigerate until ready to serve, and store left-overs in refrigerator for up to 24 hours. If you plan to store longer, please note the strawberries and banana slices may soften or discolor.

BANANA SPLIT ICEBOX CAKE

Steps:

• In a large bowl, mix whipped topping, sour cream and pudding mix until blended; fold in pineapple. Cut a small hole in the tip of a pastry bag. Transfer pudding mixture to bag., On a flat serving plate, arrange 4 crackers in a rectangle. Pipe about 1 cup pudding mixture over crackers; top with about 1/4 cup banana slices. Repeat layers 5 times. Refrigerate, covered, overnight., Just before serving, top with chocolate syrup, strawberries and additional banana slices.

BANANA SPLIT CAKE

Steps:

• Cake:.
• Chill 9-inch springform pan in freezer.
• Cut each ice cream sandwich into quarters.
• Arrange quartered ice cream sandwiches vertically along the inside wall of chilled pan.
• Transfer pan to freezer until sandwiches are firm.
• Fill center of pan with strawberry ice cream and smooth top surface.
• Cover with plastic wrap and freeze until firm, 2 hours.
• To Serve:.
• Remove cake from pan and transfer to serving platter.
• Spoon warmed fudge sauce onto center of cake and spread almost to the edge.
• Dollop with whipped cream and top with nuts and sliced banana, top with cherry.

PAULA DEEN'S BANANA SPLIT CAKE

Steps:

• For crust, mix crushed graham crackers with 1 stick of butter.
• Line bottom and sides of a 13x9" pan with mixture.
• Beat until fluffy: eggs, 2 sticks butter, and the powdered sugar.
• Spread mixture on crust.
• Add layer of crushed pineapple (drained) and layer of sliced bananas.
• Cover with Cool Whip.
• Sprinkle with nuts or graham crackers.
• Refrigerate for 1 hour.