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Banana Fudge Layer Cake
This was the second attempt at a birthday cake for my father – a banana fudge layer cake. As I wrote in my prior post (also a banana cake), we had to postpone the party because my dad was having some health issues. Those issues seem to be in check as much as they can be. So this cake was prepared for the rain date. Well, we live in Chicago and it has been an awesome winter. For those of you that know, that means tons of snow and tons of cold. We have had more of each piece of weather than we have experienced in three decades. The point is, the 2nd birthday party was postponed because of weather. So if my dad sees this post, he will know what he missed.
Banana Fudge Layer Cake
What makes this banana fudge layer cake so cool is the addition of a layer of cinnamon fudge in the middle. I think it looks cool and the cinnamon chocolate is such a great compliment to the bananas and the cream cheese.
INGREDIENTS
CAKE
- 1/2 lb. (2 sticks) sweet butter
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 2 eggs
- 3 mashed overripe bananas
- 1 3/4 cup unbleached all-purpose flour
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 2/3 tsp baking soda
- 5 tbsp buttermilk
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- Cream Cheese Frosting (recipe below)
CREAM CHEESE FROSTING
- 8 oz. cream cheese, at room temperature
- 6 tbsp sweet butter, at room temperature
- 3 cups confectioners’ sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- juice of 1/2 lemon (optional)
• 14 ounces sweetened condensed milk
• 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 cups bittersweet chocolate
• 3 tablespoons unsalted butter at room temperature
Directions:
CREAM CHEESE FROSTING
Cream together cream cheese and butter in a mixing bowl. Slowly sift in confectioners’ sugar and continue beating until fully incorporated. Mixture should be free of lumps. Stir in vanilla and lemon juice. My mixture was too runny. So I kept adding more confectioners sugar a couple of tbsp at a time until I had the desired consistency.
CAKE & FUDGE
Line a 13 x 9 inch with parchment paper.
Lined Baking Pan
Melt the chocolate and butter in a sauce pan. Mix into the other fudge ingredients in a stand mixer. Pour the fudge into a thin layer on the bottom of the pan.
Fudge Layer Added
Place in the fridge so it will set.
Fudge Layer Set
Meanwhile, preheat the oven to 350°. Use cooking spray on 13 x 9-inch cake pan. In a stand mixer, cream butter and sugar together until light and fluffy 3 – 4 minutes. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Mash banana in bowl. Then, add mashed bananas to the mixing bowl and mix thoroughly. Sift dry ingredients and add to butter and egg mixture. Add it 1/3 at a time. Finally, mix until the flour has been fully incorporated.
Wet Ingredients in Mixer
Add the buttermilk and the vanilla. Mix for 1 minute. Pour batter into the prepared pan.
Batter Added to Pan
Set on the middle rack of the oven and bake 23 to 25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Cool in the pan on a rack for 2 hours.
Cake After Baking
Grab the fudge and peel it off the parchment paper. Place it on top of the banana cake.
Fudge Topped Cake
Finish by frosting the fudge topped cake with the Cream Cheese Frosting.
Banana Fudge Layer Cake Plated
Serve and enjoy!
Wow! That looks seriously good!! What a combination!!
Thank you Manju. If you like banana cake and you like fudge, this is a winner.
This looks so good. One of my favourite flavour combinations!
Thx Bella. These are a great flavor combination.
this sounds heavenly!
It was good. Did not last long.
It has bananas AND cream cheese so my odea of heaven on a plate.
I agree. That is a great combination.
What a wonderful cake, Peter! I hope your dad is well now, as I see this is dated from a while back. It is a beautiful cake to present for celebration. I wish I had a slice. Take care, Catherine
This cake looks amazing,can’t wait to try this!
You are kind. Let me know if you do.
This cake sounds so delicious!! I love the layers – great combinations! I hope your dad is feeling well.
Thx Nic. I add the layers because these are the flavors I like to eat!
I’m literally drooling over every single layer here Peter!
I hope you have a napkin with you? 🙂
This look amazing and I want some NOW!
Thx Diana.
I’m glad you’re dad is doing better. I love the cinnamon fudge layer it must taste so good with the banana.
Peter, you are constantly impressing me with your recipes. Your one of my fav food blogs to visit.
I actually saw this recipe a few days ago and it popped back into my head again when I noticed I have a growing abundance of bananas in my freezer but a drought of banana recipes.
I’m tackling this recipe on the weekend. Thanks for sharing it. Cheers!
Let me know how it goes. I am sure you will be having a piece of this cake right after you finish your burger.
This looks AWESOME. I love the combination of chocolate and banana. Plus, your photos are so mouth-watering.
You are sweet. I think this recipe matches, maybe, some of your creativity
The cake looks so moist but I’m completely in love with that fudge layer!! 🙂