Banana White Chocolate Cake With Icing Absolutely Decadent Food

WHITE CHOCOLATE BANANA CAKE

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream shortening and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating will after each addition. Beat in bananas and vanilla. Combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt; add to creamed mixture alternately with buttermilk, beating well after each addition. Fold in chocolate., Pour into three greased and floured 9-in. round baking pan. Bake at 350° for 25-30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing cake from pans to wire racks to cool completely., For frosting, in a large bowl, beat the cream cheese, butter and vanilla until smooth. Gradually beat in confectioners' sugar. Spread between layers and over top and sides of cake. Sprinkle with pecans. Store in refrigerator.

BANANA WHITE CHOCOLATE CAKE WITH ICING - ABSOLUTELY DECADENT

Steps:

• Cake: Preheat oven to 350, grease and flour 2 9 inch cake pans.
• Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy, beat in eggs and vanilla.
• In a separate bowl, sift flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon and salt, add to creamed mixture alternately with the mashed bananas.
• Fold in the chopped white chocolate and divide mixture into into pans, spread evenly.
• Bake 30 minutes or until a tester inserted in center of the cakes comes out clean.
• Allow to cool ten minutes in the pans, then turn out onto a serving plate.
• Cream Cheese Icing: with electric beater cream cheese until smooth, then beat in the butter.
• Reduce speed and add icing sugar beating until smooth, stir in sour cream.
• To Assemble: When completely cool ice and garnish with large white chocolate curls made using a vegetable peeler.
• Note: have made this using layer cake pans as well as in a 9x13 pan which makes for a great 'bake and take'.

WHITE CHOCOLATE BANANA CAKE

Steps:

• Cake: Preheat oven to 350°F Grease two 8" round cake pans and line with waxed paper.
• Combine flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Cream shortening, sugar and eggs on high speed until light and fluffy.
• Add banana and vanilla. Add dry ingredients on low speed, alternating with buttermilk, mixing lightly after each addition.
• Stir in grated chocolate. Spread batter evenly in greased pans.
• Bake at 350F for 30-35 minutes. Cool 10 minutes, then remove from pans and cool completely on wire racks.
• Frosting:.
• Beat all ingredients together at high speed until smooth and light. Use just enough to make a spreading consistency.
• Frost cake layers. Decorate with chocolate curls.

CHOCOLATE BANANA CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour one 13x9 inch pan.
• Beat cake mix, mashed bananas, oil and eggs with an electric mixer on low speed for 30 seconds. Increase speed to medium and beat for 2 more minutes. Pour the batter into the prepared pan.
• Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 33 to 36 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Let cake cool then frost with your choice of frosting, if desired.

ANNE BYRN'S LEMON LOVER'S WHITE CHOCOLATE CAKE

Steps:

• For the cake:.
• Melt 6 oz of white chocolate chips in the microwave for about 2 minutes, stirring half way through.
• Depending on the power of your microwave you may need more or less time.
• Be sure to watch carefully so that the white chocolate doesn't burn.
• Cool the white chocolate slightly.
• Add to the remainder of the cake ingredients and mix well.
• Pour into two 8-inch round cake pans which have been lined with greased aluminum foil.
• Bake 28 to 32 minutes or until a cake tester comes out clean.
• Allow to cool in pans for 10 minutes before turning out onto a rack to cool completely.
• For the frosting:.
• Melt the 6 oz white chocolate chips in the microwave using the same procedure as before.
• Let cool slightly.
• Meanwhile combine the rest of the ingredients.
• Add the melted white chocolate.
• Beat with a mixer until fluffy.
• For the assembly:.
• Spread one of the cooled cakes with lemon curd.
• Place the second cake on top.
• Frost the top and the sides of the cake.
• I prefer to keep this cake refrigerated due to the cream cheese frosting.

BANANA CAKE WITH CHOCOLATE FROSTING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in bananas and vanilla. Combine flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt; add to creamed mixture alternately with buttermilk, beating well after each addition. Fold in 3/4 cup pistachios., Transfer to two greased and floured 8-in. round baking pans. Bake 45-55 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks to cool completely., For frosting, in a large bowl, beat cream cheese and butter until smooth. Add cocoa; mix until blended. Add confectioners' sugar and vanilla; beat until creamy., Place one cake layer on a serving plate; spread top with 1 cup frosting. Top with remaining cake. Spread top and sides with 2 cups frosting. Press pistachios into sides of cake if desired., Cut a small hole in the corner of a large pastry or plastic bag; insert #127 petal pastry tip. Fill the bag with remaining frosting. Pipe concentric circles of frosting over top of cake. Refrigerate for at least 1 hour or until frosting is set.