Ingredients:
1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
1 1/2 cake flour
2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
4 eggs ,separated,at room temperature
1 cup un-salted butter,room temperature
1 cup sugar
1 cup milk
2 tsp instant coffee + 2 tbsp warm water
4-5 ripe banana,sliced
Method:
1:Preheat oven to 350 F.Line 2 pans 8 x 8 x 2 inch round baking pan with parchment paper.
2:In a medium size bowl,sift together the flour,baking powder and salt.Set aside.
3:Beat egg yolks and instant coffee lightly in a small bowl,about 1 minute. Cream butter eggs and sugar in a mixer until fluffy and frothy,about 2-3 minutes.Add the egg yolk.Add the dry ingredients in two parts,alternating with the milk.
4:In a separate bowl ,on the high speed of an electric mixer,beat the egg whites until stiff peaks form.Gently fold the egg whites into the batter.Batter will be thick and dough like.
5:Pour the batter into prepared pans.Bake 40-45 minutes or until a cake tester comes out with moist crumbs attached.Do not over bake.Allow to cool for 20 minutes before icing and decorate with sliced banana.
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11 comments:
Wah, this really look lovely, your husband lucky to have you!! Merry Christmas!!
Nice cake! You are a great wife to bake a cake for your hubby's birthday.
WOW!!! AWESOME!!! cake. I love the way you decorated it and I love your recipe for cream cheese frosting.
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Geri
Happy belated birthday to Eliot. That is one beautiful cake. I am one lazy person when come to decorating a cake :)
i am dying to see a cross section of this..
Happy Holidays!
Love the decor! happy holidays!
Thank you ladies for your well wishes:) Merry Christmas and Happy holiday to you too!!
Wow! Stunning decor. It looks fabulous, tasty and organic. Reminded me of some of the meals here http://www.facebook.com/pages/Extreme-Chef/195324160502642
Great job!
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