BLUEBERRY BANANA CAKE WITH CREAM CHEESE FROSTING

INGREDIENTS

Blueberry Banana Cake:

• 2 cups cake flour sifted
• 2 tsp baking powder
• 1/four tsp salt
• half cup unsalted butter room temperature
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 2 big eggs room temperature
• 1 tsp vanilla
• three/four cup overripe bananas mashed, approx. 2 medium
• 1/2 cup buttermilk room temperature
• 1 cup blueberries clean or frozen, tossed in 2 tsp cake flour

Cream Cheese Frosting:

• 1 cup unsalted butter room temperature
• 6 ouncescream cheese complete fats, room temperature
• three cups powdered sugar sifted
• 1 tsp vanilla

INSTRUCTIONS

Blueberry Banana Cake:

1. Preheat oven to 350F. Grease and flour three 6" cake rounds, line with parchment.

2. In a medium bowl, whisk cake flour, baking powder, and salt. Set apart
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3. Beat butter until clean. Add sugar and beat on med-high till faded and fluffy (2-3mins).

4. Reduce velocity and add eggs one at a time, completely incorporating after each addition. Add vanilla and mashed bananas and blend till well blended.

5. Alternate adding flour combination and buttermilk, beginning and finishing with flour (3 additions of flour and a couple of of milk). Fully incorporating after every addition. Do no longer overmix.
6. Gently fold in blueberries, being careful now not to break them.

7. Spread batter calmly into organized pans and bake for 30mins or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out often easy.

8. Place desserts on wire rack to chill for 10mins then flip out onto wire rack to chill completely.


Cream Cheese Frosting:

• Beat butter and cream cheese till fluffy (2 minutes). Add powdered sugar one cup at a time. Add vanilla and beat until fluffy (3 minutes).

Assembly:

1. Place one layer of cake on a cake stand or serving plate. Top with 2/three cup of frosting. Repeat with final layers and apply a skinny coat of frosting all around the cake. Chill for 20mins. 
2. Use the final frosting to frost the cake, and do a country swirl on the perimeters and pinnacle with an offset spatula if favored.
3. Top with fresh blueberries and thyme sprigs if preferred.

Source : https://livforcake.com/blueberry-banana-cake/

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