I simply love banana cake so when I came across this recipe for a brown butter banana cake I was so impressed that I just had to share it on to you all too .. so I really hope you give this cake a go as it is one that I think you will love too .. happy baking
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Here below is the recipe and video tutorial to watch too from YouTube
FOR THE CAKE – 1 cup butter, browned and cooled – 1 1/3 cups white granulated sugar – 1 1/3 cups brown sugar – 3 eggs, room temperature – 1 teaspoon vanilla extract – 1 1/4 cup mashed bananas – 2 1/4 cups flour – 1 1/4 teaspoons baking powder – 1 1/4 teaspoons baking soda – 1 teaspoon salt – 2/3 cup buttermilk
FOR THE FROSTING – 8 ounces mascarpone cheese (or cream cheese), room temperature – 3 tablespoons butter, room temperature – 2-4 tablespoons buttermilk – 1 teaspoon vanilla extract – 4 cups powdered sugar
FOR THE CAKE Grease 2 8-inch round cake pans. Line with parchment and grease the parchment. Set aside. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Brown the butter over medium heat until melted. Continue to cook until foaming subsides and the milk solids in the butter have turned browned. The butter will have a toasted caramel fragrance. Set aside to cool slightly. Combined the cooled butter and sugars. Mix until creamed and smooth, 3 minutes. Add eggs, one at a time and mix until incorporated. Mix in vanilla and mashed bananas. Sift together the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Alternately add the dry ingredients with the buttermilk, beginning and ending with the dry. Divide batter evenly into prepared pans and bake in preheated oven until a skewer inserted in the middle comes out clean, 23-30 minutes. Remove from oven and cool in pans for 5 minutes. Then invert onto cooling racks. While cooling, prepare frosting.
FOR THE FROSTING Whip mascarpone cheese and butter until smooth. Add remaining ingredients and whip until fully combined and completely smooth. TO ASSEMBLE When cake rounds are fully cooled, place one round on serving plate. Top with half of the frosting. Smooth frosting, leaving about 1/2-inch perimeter around the edge. Place second round on top and finish with the rest of the frosting piled on top.
