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Banana Cake with Dulce de Leche Frosting
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Banana Cake with Dulce de Leche Frosting

This banana cake is perfect for any celebration or get-togethers. A great crowd-pleaser.

Course Dessert
Cuisine South America
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Servings 16 slices
Calories 291kcal
Author Lizet Bowen

Ingredients

  • Banana Cake:
  • 1-½ cups sugar (300g)
  • 8 tablespoons butter (113.4g)
  • 2 cups banana puree (472g)
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 cup milk (236ml)
  • 3 cups flour (375g)
  • 4 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • Dulce de leche Filling:
  • 4 tablespoons dulce de leche
  • 1 tablespoon milk
  • Dulce de Leche Frosting:
  • 4 ounces cream cheese
  • ½ cup dulce de leche + 2 tablespoons (reserve for decoration)
  • 1 cup icing sugar

Instructions

  • Banana Cake: In a small saucepan, brown the butter over low heat, stirring constantly. Once it begins to brown and foam, wait about 30 seconds and turn off the heat. Let it cool completely.
  • Heat the oven to 180 ° C / 350 °F Line the bottom of a 9-inch round pan with parchment paper, butter, and flour the pan.
  • In a medium bowl, add the flour, baking powder, and salt.
  • In a small bowl mix the sugar, brown butter, and the eggs. Mix well and add milk and mashed bananas. Add this mixture to the dry ingredients and mix.
  • Divide the batter evenly in the already prepared pans. Bake between 25 to 30 minutes or until the center of the cakes, when you insert the tip of a knife, comes out clean. Let them cool completely before frosting.
  • Dulce de Leche Filling: In a small saucepan, over medium heat, heat dulce de leche and milk until well incorporate it. Let it cool.
  • Dulce de Leche Frosting: In a medium-size mixing bowl, using an electric mixer, beat cream cheese until creamy. Add dulce de leche and icing sugar and beat until creamy.
  • Assemble the Cake: Set one cake on a cake platter. Add half the dulce de leche frosting to a ziplock bag, cut the tip and make a loop around the cake. Pour the dulce de leche filling over the cake and spread it.
  • Gently set the second cake on top of the first cake. Add the rest of the frosting and spread it with the help of a knife or spatula. If desired, microwave 2 tablespoons of dulce de leche for 20 seconds, and add little puddles over the frosting. Use a knife or spatula and swirl the dulce de leche, mixing it with the rest of the frosting.

Notes

Store in the refrigerator for up to a week.
The total time on this card does not include the time that the brown butter needs to cool down completely, which is 20 to 30 minutes.

Nutrition

Calories: 291kcal