4/10/2014
Banana Coconut Rum Cake
(for cake)
2 cups cake flour
2 1/4 t baking powder
1/8 t baking soda
1/8 t salt
10 T unsalted butter, room temperature
1 cup sugar
2 egg yolks
1 T vanilla extract
1/2 cup plus 2 T milk, room temperature
1 cup mashed very ripe bananas
1/3 cup sweetened shredded coconut
3 large egg whites, room temperature
(for frosting)
1.5 cups unsalted butter, room temperature
4 cups powdered sugar
3/4 cup mashed very ripe bananas
4 T dark rum
1 T vanilla extract
1 t lemon juice
(for assembling)
1.5 cups sweetened shredded coconut
>how to make<
(for cake)
*Position rack in center of oven and preheat to 350 degrees.
*Butter and flour two 8" diameter cake pans.
*Sift flour, baking powder, soda and salt into medium bowl.
*Cream butter and sugar in large bowl until light.
*Add yolks and vanilla and beat until combined.
*Gradually beat in dry ingredients alternately with milk and bananas in 3 additions each.
*Continue beating 2 minutes.
*Beat in coconut.
*Using electric mixer fitted with clean dry beaters, beat whites in medium bowl to medium-stiff peaks.
*Gently fold whites into batter in 2 additions.
*Divide batter between prepared pans.
*Bake until cakes are just golden and tester inserted into center of each comes out clean, about 30 minutes.
*Cool cakes in pans on rack 10 minutes.
*Run small sharp knife around pan sides to loosen cakes if neccessary.
*Turn cakes out onto racks and cool completely.
(for frosting)
*Cream butter in large bowl until light.
*Sift half of sugar over and beat until fluffy.
*Add mashed bananas, 1 T rum, vanilla extract and lemon juice and beat to combine.
*Sift remaining half of sugar over and beat until thick.
(for assembling)
*Place 1 cake layer on plate.
*Pierce cake all over with tip of knife.
*Sprinkle 1.5 T rum over cake.
*Spread 1.5 cups frosting over.
*Top with second cake layer.
*Pierce cake all over with tip of knife.
*Drizzle remaining 1.5 T rum over.
*Spread remaining frosting over top and sides of cake.
*Press coconut onto top and sides of cake, covering completely.
-serves 10-
(for cake)
2 cups cake flour
2 1/4 t baking powder
1/8 t baking soda
1/8 t salt
10 T unsalted butter, room temperature
1 cup sugar
2 egg yolks
1 T vanilla extract
1/2 cup plus 2 T milk, room temperature
1 cup mashed very ripe bananas
1/3 cup sweetened shredded coconut
3 large egg whites, room temperature
(for frosting)
1.5 cups unsalted butter, room temperature
4 cups powdered sugar
3/4 cup mashed very ripe bananas
4 T dark rum
1 T vanilla extract
1 t lemon juice
(for assembling)
1.5 cups sweetened shredded coconut
>how to make<
(for cake)
*Position rack in center of oven and preheat to 350 degrees.
*Butter and flour two 8" diameter cake pans.
*Sift flour, baking powder, soda and salt into medium bowl.
*Cream butter and sugar in large bowl until light.
*Add yolks and vanilla and beat until combined.
*Gradually beat in dry ingredients alternately with milk and bananas in 3 additions each.
*Continue beating 2 minutes.
*Beat in coconut.
*Using electric mixer fitted with clean dry beaters, beat whites in medium bowl to medium-stiff peaks.
*Gently fold whites into batter in 2 additions.
*Divide batter between prepared pans.
*Bake until cakes are just golden and tester inserted into center of each comes out clean, about 30 minutes.
*Cool cakes in pans on rack 10 minutes.
*Run small sharp knife around pan sides to loosen cakes if neccessary.
*Turn cakes out onto racks and cool completely.
(for frosting)
*Cream butter in large bowl until light.
*Sift half of sugar over and beat until fluffy.
*Add mashed bananas, 1 T rum, vanilla extract and lemon juice and beat to combine.
*Sift remaining half of sugar over and beat until thick.
(for assembling)
*Place 1 cake layer on plate.
*Pierce cake all over with tip of knife.
*Sprinkle 1.5 T rum over cake.
*Spread 1.5 cups frosting over.
*Top with second cake layer.
*Pierce cake all over with tip of knife.
*Drizzle remaining 1.5 T rum over.
*Spread remaining frosting over top and sides of cake.
*Press coconut onto top and sides of cake, covering completely.
-serves 10-
Labels: banana cake recipe, banana coconut rum cake recipe, coconut cake recipe, layer cake recipe
