This Banana Layer Cake Recipe is sure to be a hit at your next gathering. It is topped with shaved chocolate. YUM! You can also make your own Homemade Whipped Cream Cheese Icing and add banana to it 
Banana Layer Cake Recipe
Source: Originally published as Banana Layer Cake in Cooking for 2 Fall 2005, p62
Recipe type: Dessert
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Serves: 6
Ingredients
- 3 tablespoons shortening
- ¾ cup sugar
- 2 eggs, separated
- ½ cup mashed ripe banana
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1-1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ cup buttermilk
- FROSTING:
- 3 tablespoons shortening
- 3 tablespoons butter, softened
- 3 to 3-1/2 cups confectioners’ sugar, divided
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon lemon extract
- ⅓ cup mashed ripe banana
- 3 drops yellow food coloring, optional
Instructions
- In a small bowl, beat shortening and sugar until crumbly, about 2 minutes.
- Beat in egg yolks.
- Beat in banana on low speed until blended.
- Combine the flour, baking powder, salt and baking soda; add to banana mixture alternately with buttermilk, beating well after each addition.
- In a small bowl, beat egg whites until soft peaks form; fold into batter.
- Coat two 6-in. round baking pans with cooking spray and dust with flour. Add batter.
- Bake at 375° for 23-25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks to cool completely.
- For frosting, in a small bowl, beat shortening and butter until smooth.
- Add ½ cup confectioners’ sugar, salt and extract; mix well. Stir in banana.
- Beat in enough of the remaining confectioners’ sugar to achieve desired spreading consistency.
- Tint with food coloring if desired.
- Spread between layers and over top and sides of cake.
- Store in the refrigerator.
Thank You Taste Of Home for the picture and recipe!
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Anyone know what is on top of the frosting?
Hi Wendy,
It looks like they finely shaved some chocolate and used that for garnish, but that’s just my guess.
Yep – chocolate is my guess too – yummy!