Photo: Banana Cake with White Chocolate Macadamia Frosting Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 cup white sugar
- 1/2 cup butter
- 2 eggs
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 tablespoons banana pudding mix
- 1 3/4 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 cup buttermilk
- 1 ripe banana, mashed
- Buttercream Frosting, recipe follows
- Macadamia nuts, dry roasted and finely chopped
Directions
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Place 12 cupcake liners into a cupcake pan.
In a medium bowl, cream the white sugar and butter. Beat in the eggs, one at a time, then stir in the vanilla. Combine the flour, pudding mix and baking powder. Then add to the creamed mixture and mix well. Pour in the buttermilk and stir until the batter is smooth. Stir in the mashed banana. Pour or spoon the batter into the cupcake liners in the cupcake pan. Bake until the cake springs back to the touch, 18 to 20 minutes. Test cake doneness approximately 15 minutes into baking time. Cool.
To assemble: Frost the cooled cupcakes with the Buttercream Frosting. Roll the cupcake tops and sides in the macadamia nuts.
Buttercream Frosting:
- 1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, at room temperature
- 2 to 3 cups confectioners' sugar
- 1/8 to 1/4 cup melted white baking chocolates
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
Slowly combine the butter into the confectioners' sugar, 1/2 cup at a time. After well incorporated, add white chocolate and vanilla. Whip well until light and fluffy.
Notes
This recipe was created by a contestant during a cooking competition. The Food Network Kitchens have not tested it for home use, therefore, we cannot make any representation as to the results.
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By cmstanner_366848
little rock AR
on April 10, 2013
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Me and my kids did this last night and it was fun they loved helping and its easy to make.
I followed the recipe except i had to use the vinegar trick to make buttermilk it came out perfect light and fluffy cake i feel my frosting was too sweet but that was my doing i used more chips than stated.
By jackielyn8
Alexandria, VA
on March 15, 2013
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i only made the cupcake - and it was TO DIE FOR! i made it for a baby shower, along with "ina garten's beaty's chocolate cake" cupcakes and a white cupcake. the banana were by FAR the favorite. i'm not a banana person at all - i always go for chocolate. however, the banana cupcakes were the star of the show. i only made one batch and everyone requested more! i filled them with a nutella filling and topped with a cream cheese buttercream. seriously delicious.
By dillond84
on January 29, 2013
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My wife and I decided to have our own cupcake war for a date. I've never made a cupcake from scratch before but the recipe was helpful and the cupcakes turned out great! Rather than buy buttermilk, I found online that a substitute is a 1:1 ratio of plain yogurt and milk. I used 1/4 cup of whole milk. The cake batter was very thick but it baked just fine. I also followed the advice of an earlier review and added two TBSP of heavy whipping to the frosting. I added 2 cups of confectioners' sugar, 1/2 cup at a time but my frosting had little clumps where it didn't mix smoothly so next time I would let the Bosch keep running and sprinkle it in more slowly. The nuts on top hid the clump issue, though. My wife made the coconut cake with chocolate ganache and caramel buttercream recipe and so I used some of her leftover caramel to drizzle on top of my cupcakes. The banana cake was the best part of mine. Needless to say I also narrowly won the cupcake war with our friends as judges.
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