Banana Spice Cake with Caramel Frosting
A banana cake spiced with cinnamon, cloves and nutmeg and topped with a rich caramel frosting.
Servings 8
Ingredients
- For the Cake:
- 2 1/4 cups flour
- 2 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1/4 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp ground cloves
- 1 1/2 tsp cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp nutmeg
- 1/2 cup shortening
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 2 eggs
- 1 cup mashed ripe bananas about 3 medium
- 2 tbsp milk
- For the Caramel Frosting:
- 2 cups packed brown sugar
- 1 cup sour cream
- 1 tbsp butter
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 2 cups powdered sugar or more for proper consistency
Instructions
- For the Cake:
- Sift flour, baking powder, baking soda, spices and salt together.
- Cream shortening with sugar and vanilla until creamy.
- Add eggs one at a time and beat thoroughly after each addition.
- Combine bananas and milk.
- Add dry ingredients and banana mixture alternately in small amounts to and beat thoroughly after each addition.
- Pour into 2 greased 8" pans and bake at 375° oven for 25 to 30 minutes.
- Turn onto racks and let cool completely then frost.
- For the Caramel Frosting:
- Combine sugar and sour cream in a pot and cook until temperature of 238°.
- Add butter and vanilla and cool to lukewarm. Beat in powdered sugar until spreading consistency.
- Frost the cake and enjoy!