Banana Custard Cake

This fluffy banana cake with banana filling has a light-as-air cake layered with creamy, fresh custard all covered in whipped cream frosting. The simple, homemade filling is an easy way to double down on the best banana flavor. It’s a take on banana curd with a perfectly balanced sweet taste from using fresh bananas.

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– Mamagourmand

Ingredients

Bananas | Eggs Lemon Juice | Butter Sugar | All Purpose Flour Baking Soda | Salt Baking Powder | Sugar Vanilla Extract Buttermilk Chocolate Whipped Cream Frosting

Banana Cream Filling - Place all banana filling ingredients in a blender and blend until fully incorporated and smooth.

Let's Make It!

Heat banana cream filling mixture in medium saucepan over medium-low heat. Stir frequently.

Banana Cake -mix mashed bananas with lemon juice and set aside. In a medium bowl whisk together flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt. Set aside.

Cream butter with sugar. Beat in  egg yolks one at a time. Mix in vanilla.  Combine flour mixture to creamed butter / sugar . Alternate buttermilk & mix well. Bake.

Assemble pouring 1/2  banana filling in middle and smooth out until it reaches the edge. Gently place 2nd layer on top and repeat.

Place top layer on and smooth whipped cream all over the outside of the cake.

Make ahead instructions

You can make the cake layers ahead, cool completely, wrap tightly and freeze until you are ready to assemble the cake. The filling will stay for a week in the fridge, stored in an airtight container.

Gluten-Free  Banana Cake 

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