Banana Cake With Penuche Frosting Recipes

BEST EVER BANANA CAKE WITH CREAM CHEESE FROSTING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 275°F (135C).
• Grease and flour a 9 x 13 pan.
• In a small bowl, mix mashed banana with the lemon juice; set aside.
• In a medium bowl, mix flour, baking soda and salt; set aside.
• In a large bowl, cream 3/4 cup butter and 2 1/8 cups sugar until light and fluffy.
• Beat in eggs, one at a time, then stir in 2 tsp vanilla.
• Beat in the flour mixture alternately with the buttermilk.
• Stir in banana mixture.
• Pour batter into prepared pan and bake in preheated oven for one hour or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
• Remove from oven and place directly into the freezer for 45 minutes. This will make the cake very moist.
• For the frosting, cream the butter and cream cheese until smooth.
• Beat in 1 teaspoon vanilla.
• Add icing sugar and beat on low speed until combined, then on high speed until frosting is smooth.
• Spread on cooled cake.
• Sprinkle chopped walnuts over top of the frosting, if desired.

SCRUMPTIOUS PENUCHE FROSTING

Steps:

• Melt the butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Stir in brown sugar and bring the mixture to a boil. Reduce the heat and continue to simmer for 2 minutes, stirring constantly. Stir in half-and-half cream and salt and return to a boil, continuing to stir. Remove the caramel from the heat and allow to cool to lukewarm, then add vanilla.
• Gradually beat in confectioners' sugar with an electric mixer until smooth, being careful not to over-beat. If the frosting becomes too thick, hot water can be added to thin it out. Spread over a cooled cake and sprinkle with pecans. Allow the frosting to set before serving, about 15 minutes.

OLD-FASHIONED BUTTERSCOTCH CAKE WITH PENUCHE FROSTING

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream brown sugar and shortening until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in vanilla. Combine the flour, baking powder and salt; add to the creamed mixture alternately with milk, beating well after each addition. Stir in pecans., Transfer to a greased 13x9-in. baking pan. Bake at 350° for 25-30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool completely on a wire rack., For frosting, in a small saucepan, melt butter. Stir in the brown sugar, milk and salt. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 3 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in vanilla. Cool to room temperature, about 20 minutes. Gradually beat in confectioners' sugar. Frost cake.

BANANA CAKE WITH CREAM CHEESE FROSTING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, cream shortening and sugar until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Add egg yolks, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Add bananas and milk; mix just until combined. Combine flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Add to creamed mixture just until blended., In another bowl, beat egg whites until soft peaks form. Fold into batter. Pour into a greased 13x9-in. baking pan. Bake until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 30-35 minutes. Cool completely on a wire rack., In a large bowl, beat cream cheese and butter until fluffy. Add the confectioners' sugar, vanilla and salt; beat until smooth. Spread over cake. Store in the refrigerator. If desired, serve with sliced bananas.

AMISH BANANA NUT CAKE WITH PENUCHE FROSTING

Steps:

• For the cake, cream the shortening and sugar together until fluffy; add eggs, one at a time, beat after each.
• Blend dry ingredients and add alternately with buttermilk; stir in bananas and walnuts.
• Bake at 350°F in two greased 9 inch cake pans for 35 or 40 minutes.
• Wait 10 minutes to remove from pan.
• Let cool completely before frosting.
• For the frosting, melt the butter in a saucepan, stir in the brown sugar and bring to boil.
• Reduce the heat and simmer 2 minutes, stirring; add the milk and bring back to boil, stirring.
• Pour into a mixing bowl and add the salt and vanilla; gradually beat in the powdered sugar until spreading consistency.
• Frost the cake between the layers, top, then sides.

BANANA CAKE WITH PENUCHE FROSTING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). Grease a 13 x 9 x 2-inch baking pan; set aside. For Banana Cake: In a large mixing bowl, whisk together the flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Add the bananas, buttermilk or sour milk, shortening and vanilla. Beat with an electric mixer on low speed until combined. Add the eggs. Beat on medium speed for 2 minutes. Pour into prepared pan. Bake for about 35 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool completely in pan on a wire rack. Frost with Penuche Frosting. If desired, immediately sprinkle with chopped toasted nuts. For Penuche Frosting: In a medium saucepan, melt the butter over medium heat. Stir in brown sugar. Cook and stir until just until bubbles begin to form. Immediately remove from heat. Add the milk and stir by hand until smooth. Stir in the powdered sugar, adding more if needed, to make a frosting of spreading consistency. Immediately frost cake as this frosting tends to harden quickly. Garnish with chopped nuts, if desired. Makes 12 servings. * To make 2/3 cup sour milk, place 2 teaspoons white vinegar into measuring cup and fill with milk to measure 2/3 cup. Nutrition Facts (per serving): 431.1 calories; 30% calories from fat; 15.1g total fat; 49.5mg cholesterol; 313.6mg sodium; 311.9mg potassium; 71.3g carbohydrates; 2.2g fiber; 45.2g sugar; 69.1g net carbs; 5.0g protein.