Brown Butter Banana Cake
This brown butter banana cake proves that two layers are always better than one! This "naked" cake topped with a luscious mascarpone cheese frosting is perfect for Easter or any special occasion!
Servings: 12 slices
Ingredients
For the cake
- 16 tbsp (2 sticks) unsalted butter browned and cooled
- 1 cups granulated sugar
- ½ cups light brown sugar
- 3 large eggs room temperature
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 ⅓ cups mashed bananas
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp kosher salt
- ⅔ cup buttermilk
For the frosting
- 8 oz mascarpone cheese (or cream cheese) room temperature
- 3 tbsp unsalted butter room temperature
- 2 tbsp buttermilk
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 3 cups sifted powdered sugar
Instructions
For the cake
- Grease two 8-inch round cake pans. Line with parchment and grease the parchment. Set aside. Preheat oven to 350°F.
- Brown the butter over medium heat until melted. Continue to cook until foaming subsides and the milk solids in the butter have turned brown. The butter will have a toasted caramel fragrance. Set aside to cool slightly.16 tbsp (2 sticks) unsalted butter
- Combined the cooled butter and white granulated sugar and light brown sugar. Mix until creamed and smooth, 3 minutes.1 cups granulated sugar, ½ cups light brown sugar
- Add eggs, one at a time and mix until incorporated.3 large eggs
- Mix in vanilla extract and mashed bananas.2 tsp vanilla extract, 1 ⅓ cups mashed bananas
- Sift together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.2 cups all-purpose flour, 2 tsp baking powder, ½ tsp baking soda, 1 tsp kosher salt
- Alternately add the dry ingredients with the buttermilk, beginning and ending with the dry.⅔ cup buttermilk
- Divide batter evenly into prepared pans and bake in the 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 the frosting.
For the frosting
- Whip mascarpone cheese and butter until smooth.8 oz mascarpone cheese (or cream cheese), 3 tbsp unsalted butter
- Add the buttermilk, vanilla extract, and powdered sugar, and whip until fully combined and completely smooth.2 tbsp buttermilk, 1 tsp vanilla extract, 3 cups sifted powdered sugar
To assemble
- When cake rounds are fully cooled, place one round on serving plate.
- Top with half of the frosting. Smooth frosting, leaving about ½-inch perimeter around the edge.
- Place the second round on top and finish with the rest of the frosting piled on top.
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Nutrition
Serving: 1slice | Calories: 568kcal