Buttery Banana Cake With A Buttermilk Glaze Recipe

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Buttery Banana Cake With A Buttermilk Glaze
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Ingredients:

  • 1 1/2 cups mashed ripe bananas (about 5)
  • 1 1/2 cups buttermilk
  • 1 3/4 cups sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 1 tbsp vanilla
  • 2 cups flour
  • 1 1/2 tsp baking soda
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 1/2 tbsp cornstarch
  • 3/4 cup sugar
  • 1/2 cup buttermilk
  • 1/2 cup butter
  • 1 tbsp corn syrup
  • 1/2 tsp of baking soda
  • 1 tsp vanilla

Directions:

  1. Preheat oven to 275°F. Grease and flour three 9” round pans.
  2. In a small bowl, mix mashed banana with the lemon juice and buttermilk. Set aside.
  3. Mix flours, baking soda, and salt, and set aside.
  4. Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
  5. Whisk cornstarch with 3 tbsp cold water until smooth, then whisk into the egg along with the vanilla
  6. Beat this slurry into the creamed mixture.
  7. Beat in banana mixture alternately with the flour, starting and ending with the flour.
  8. Bake for 1 – 1 1/4 hours, rotating pans 1/2 way through baking, or until tests done.
  9. Remove from oven and place directly into the freezer for 45 minutes.
  10. For glaze, combine all remaining ingredients but vanilla in a large pot.
  11. Bring to a boil, and cook for 10-15 minutes until thick and syrupy.
  12. Remove from heat, add vanilla and allow it to cool 15 minutes.
  13. Turn out cake onto a rack, placing it over a cookie sheet (to catch glaze drips!)
  14. Pour the thickened, cool(ish) glaze over the entire cake (or 1 of the 2 rounds, then stack them and glaze everything).
  15. Allow to set completely before serving.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 393.79 Kcal (1649 kJ)
Calories from fat 152.25 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 16.92g 26%
Cholesterol 28.85mg 10%
Sodium 652.38mg 27%
Potassium 261.3mg 6%
Total Carbs 54.52g 18%
Sugars 24.54g 98%
Dietary Fiber 3.84g 15%
Protein 7.51g 15%
Vitamin C 2.1mg 4%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 2%
Iron 2.1mg 12%
Calcium 102.1mg 10%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 292.95 Kcal (1227 kJ)
Calories from fat 113.26 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 12.58g 26%
Cholesterol 21.46mg 10%
Sodium 485.32mg 27%
Potassium 194.39mg 6%
Total Carbs 40.56g 18%
Sugars 18.25g 98%
Dietary Fiber 2.86g 15%
Protein 5.59g 15%
Vitamin C 1.6mg 4%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 2%
Iron 1.5mg 12%
Calcium 75.9mg 10%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Weightwatchers Points

  • 8.5
    Points
  • 11
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • good source of fiber

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium

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