Banana & Blueberry Cake with Vanilla Buttercream and Caramel Drizzle
Total Steps
16
Ingredients
19
Tools Needed
1
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LeMoine Family KitchenIngredients
- 6 overripe bananas
- 2 eggs
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- 1/2 cup organic vanilla yogurt
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar
- 3/4 cup brown sugar
- 4 tablespoons butter, room temperature
- 3 cups flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 1 1/2 cups blueberries
- 1/4 cup flour (for tossing blueberries)
- 2 1/2 sticks butter, room temperature
- 3 cups powdered sugar
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- 1/4 cup heavy whipping cream
- 10 candies caramel chewy candies
- 5 tablespoons heavy whipping cream
Instructions
Step 1
Preheat your oven to 350 degrees.
Step 2
In a small bowl mash the bananas and mix with the eggs, vanilla and yogurt.
Step 3
In a large bowl, using a hand mixer, cream together the room temp butter with the brown sugar and granulated sugar until light and fluffy.
Step 4
In a small bowl mix together the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt.
Step 5
Toss the blueberries with a 1/4 cup of flour in a small bowl and set aside.
Step 6
Add half the banana mixture to the butter and sugar mixture and mix with the hand mixer until mostly combined.
Step 7
Add half the flour mixture next and again mix until just mostly combined.
Step 8
Next add the remaining banana mixture, mix. Followed by the remaining flour mixture, mix. Do not over mix.
Step 9
Using a spoon or rubber spatula, gently stir in the blueberries.
Step 10
Prepare two 9 or 10 inch round baking pans with butter or sprayed with non stick spray. Divide the batter evenly between the two pans.
Step 11
Place the pans on a large baking sheet and bake for approx 45 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Rotate the pans once halfway through the cooking time for even baking.
Step 12
Allow the cakes to cool completely.
Step 13
While they are cooling you can make the buttercream. In a large bowl add the butter, powdered sugar, vanilla and whipping cream. Whip with a hand mixer until light and fluffy {will take about 5-6
Step 14
minutes depending on the strength of your mixer}.
Step 15
Once the cake is completely cooled you can frost it. Place one cake round onto a platter or cake stand and add a thin layer of the buttercream to cover the top. Carefully place the other round directly on top and frost the entire cake.
Step 16
For the caramel drizzle, place the caramels and cream into a small saucepan over very low heat. Stir constantly until melted and smooth. Allow the caramel to cool before drizzling over the cake.