Bavarian Banana Cake Recipe by Gravy Lessons
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Ingredients
Stage 1: The CakeBanana Cake
2 cups cake flour, sifted
1 cup granulated sugar
2 teaspoons baking powder
2 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
� cup corn oil
1 cup ripe bananas, mashed (approximately 3 bananas)
2 teaspoons vanilla
1/3 cup buttermilk
2 egg yolks
Meringue
2 egg whites
1 teaspoon cream of tartar
� cup granulated sugar
Stage 2: The syrup
Banana rum syrup
� cup banana rum or another kind of rum
� granulated sugar
Stage 3: Assembling the Cake
Whipped cream frosting
2 cups whipping cream--use pasteurized not ultra pasteurized for the best flavor
1 teaspoon vanilla
3/4 cup powdered sugar--sifted first to prevent lumps
1/3 to � cup mascarpone or 4 T. cr�me fraiche--my tasters preferred the mascarpone
Banana filling:
3 bananas, thinly sliced