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Gallery Banana Bourbon Layer Cake Recipe Summary Servings: 10

Ingredients For the cake 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour, plus more for pans 3/4 teaspoon baking soda 1/2 teaspoon baking powder 1/2 teaspoon salt 8 tablespoons (1 stick) unsalted butter, room temperature, plus more for pans 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar 3 large eggs, separated 2 to 3 ripe bananas, enough to make 1 cup mashed 1/2 cup buttermilk 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract For the filling and topping 1 cup heavy cream 2 tablespoons confectioners’ sugar 3/4 cup sour cream 3 bananas, not too ripe 2 tablespoons unsalted butter 2 tablespoons dark-brown sugar 3/4 cup bourbon

Cook’s Notes Prepare the sliced-banana topping just before serving.

Gallery Banana Bourbon Layer Cake

Recipe Summary Servings: 10

Banana Bourbon Layer Cake

Banana Bourbon Layer Cake

Banana Bourbon Layer Cake

Recipe Summary Servings: 10

Recipe Summary

Servings: 10

Servings: 10

10

Ingredients

Ingredients

  • 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour, plus more for pans 3/4 teaspoon baking soda 1/2 teaspoon baking powder 1/2 teaspoon salt 8 tablespoons (1 stick) unsalted butter, room temperature, plus more for pans 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar 3 large eggs, separated 2 to 3 ripe bananas, enough to make 1 cup mashed 1/2 cup buttermilk 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

  • 1 cup heavy cream 2 tablespoons confectioners’ sugar 3/4 cup sour cream 3 bananas, not too ripe 2 tablespoons unsalted butter 2 tablespoons dark-brown sugar 3/4 cup bourbon

Directions

Heat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour two 8-inch round cake pans. In a bowl, sift together flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt. Set aside.

Cream together butter and sugar. Add egg yolks one at a time. In another bowl, mash bananas, and combine with buttermilk and vanilla. Add alternately to butter mixture with flour mixture, beginning and ending with flour.

Beat egg whites until stiff; fold into batter.

Divide batter between prepared pans. Bake until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 30 to 35 minutes. Let cool in pans for 5 minutes, then turn out onto a rack to cool completely.

When cake layers are cool, whip cream with confectioners’ sugar until stiff. Fold in sour cream. Place a cake layer on a plate, and spread with filling to within 1 inch of edge. Place other layer on top, and press down lightly. Chill for 1 hour.

Slice bananas 1/2 inch thick. Melt butter in a large saute pan over medium heat. When it sizzles, add slices in a single layer. Sprinkle with sugar. When golden brown, turn slices; cook until brown on other side.

Carefully pour in bourbon (using a measuring cup, never the bottle) and ignite with a match. Cook until flames die down, shaking the pan to toss bananas in syrup. Remove from heat.

Arrange banana slices on top of cake. Pour remaining syrup over cake, letting it drip down sides. Serve immediately.

Cook’s Notes Prepare the sliced-banana topping just before serving.

Cook’s Notes

Prepare the sliced-banana topping just before serving.

Reviews (6)

 Add Rating & Review     60 Ratings   5 star values:        17    4 star values:        19    3 star values:        15    2 star values:        6    1 star values:        3

Reviews (6)

Add Rating & Review     60 Ratings   5 star values:        17    4 star values:        19    3 star values:        15    2 star values:        6    1 star values:        3

Add Rating & Review

60 Ratings 5 star values: 17 4 star values: 19 3 star values: 15 2 star values: 6 1 star values: 3

60 Ratings 5 star values: 17 4 star values: 19 3 star values: 15 2 star values: 6 1 star values: 3

60 Ratings 5 star values: 17 4 star values: 19 3 star values: 15 2 star values: 6 1 star values: 3

  • 5 star values: 17 4 star values: 19 3 star values: 15 2 star values: 6 1 star values: 3

    Martha Stewart Member     Rating: 5 stars       07/29/2017   My favorite! It's amazing!  

Martha Stewart Member     Rating: 3 stars       03/19/2017   I should have known better. THIS IS BASICALLY BANANA BREAD (with, of course, cream and bananas on top). I suggest you follow a better banana bread recipe and simply follow the things after that. Keep in mind with the amount given that the cake to buttercream ratio is bad (too much cake). The only redeeming aspect of this desert are the bananas on top. BUT OTHER THAN THAT, THIS IS BLAND AND UNORIGINAL, JUST A REGURGITATION OF THE IDEA OF BANANA BREAD. MARTHA I THOUGHT YOU WERE BETTER THAN THIS??? YOU HAVEN'T BEEN THAT CREATIVE RECENTLY HUH??? ITS OK YOU CAN COME EAT DINNER WITH US ANYTIME. YOU KNOW THAT I MAKE A KILLER QUINOA AND DARRYL IS ALWAYS HAPPY TO SHOW HIS WINE COLLECTION. SEE YAH ;)  

Martha Stewart Member     Rating: 4 stars       09/29/2011   The cake was moist and had a strong banana presence. The whipped cream filling was pretty bland though. I subbed yogurt for the sour cream. The bourbon caramelized bananas were nice. I only used 2 bananas and 1/2 cup of bourbon. Should've gone with the full recipe.  

Martha Stewart Member     Rating: Unrated       03/15/2009   I made the cake without the caramelized bananas  

Martha Stewart Member     Rating: Unrated       12/24/2007   Flambn n n n is really great in theory, but may not be a good idea for those of us in home kitchens, depending on your setup. (Also, people freak out when they see flames.) That aside, the topping is delicious. The cake was a little too heavy when I made it, but other people may have more success.

    Martha Stewart Member

    Rating: 5 stars 07/29/2017

My favorite! It’s amazing!

Rating: 5 stars

Rating: 3 stars 03/19/2017

I should have known better. THIS IS BASICALLY BANANA BREAD (with, of course, cream and bananas on top). I suggest you follow a better banana bread recipe and simply follow the things after that. Keep in mind with the amount given that the cake to buttercream ratio is bad (too much cake). The only redeeming aspect of this desert are the bananas on top. BUT OTHER THAN THAT, THIS IS BLAND AND UNORIGINAL, JUST A REGURGITATION OF THE IDEA OF BANANA BREAD. MARTHA I THOUGHT YOU WERE BETTER THAN THIS??? YOU HAVEN’T BEEN THAT CREATIVE RECENTLY HUH??? ITS OK YOU CAN COME EAT DINNER WITH US ANYTIME. YOU KNOW THAT I MAKE A KILLER QUINOA AND DARRYL IS ALWAYS HAPPY TO SHOW HIS WINE COLLECTION. SEE YAH ;)

Rating: 3 stars

Rating: 4 stars 09/29/2011

The cake was moist and had a strong banana presence. The whipped cream filling was pretty bland though. I subbed yogurt for the sour cream. The bourbon caramelized bananas were nice. I only used 2 bananas and 1/2 cup of bourbon. Should’ve gone with the full recipe.

Rating: 4 stars

Rating: Unrated 03/15/2009

I made the cake without the caramelized bananas

Rating: Unrated

Rating: Unrated 12/24/2007

Flambn n n n is really great in theory, but may not be a good idea for those of us in home kitchens, depending on your setup. (Also, people freak out when they see flames.) That aside, the topping is delicious. The cake was a little too heavy when I made it, but other people may have more success.

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