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Banana Layer Cake with Peanut Butter and Honey Frosting. This fun and easy naked layer cake will take you back to your childhood! The perfect blend of peanut butter, honey and banana in one impressive dessert recipe!

Banana Layer Cake with Peanut Butter and Honey Frosting

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Author: Nicole Harris

Ingredients

Cake

  • 1 Cup White Sugar
  • 1/2 Cup Brown Sugar
  • 1/2 Cup Greek Yogurt
  • 1/2 Cup Butter - softened
  • 2 Eggs
  • 1/4 Cup Peanut Butter creamy or crunchy
  • 2 teaspoons Vanilla Extract
  • 3 Ripe Bananas - mashed
  • 2 Cups All Purpose Flour
  • 1 teaspoon Baking Soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon Sea Salt

Frosting

  • 1 Cup Unsalted Butter
  • 4 Cups Powdered Sugar
  • 2 teaspoons Heavy Cream
  • 2 Tablespoons Creamy Peanut Butter
  • 2 Tablespoons Honey

Toppings

  • Salted Peanuts
  • Fresh Sliced Bananas
  • Honey

Instructions

Cake

  • Preheat oven to 375°F
  • Mix butter, white sugar and brown sugar. Add Greek yogurt, eggs and peanut butter. Mix.
  • Add bananas and vanilla. Mix.
  • Combine flour, baking soda and salt. Mix dry ingredients into wet.
  • Generously grease 2 round (8 inch) cake pans. Divide batter between the two pans.
  • Bake 25-30 minutes or until cooked through.
  • Transfer cakes to racks and allow to cool completely before frosting.

Frosting

  • Using whisk attachment; beat butter with powdered sugar (gradually add powdered sugar) until light and fluffy. (about 5 minutes) Mix in heavy cream. Divide frosting in half.
  • Whip peanut butter into one of the plain frosting batches. Whip honey into the other.

Assembly

  • Place one cake onto platter or cake stand. Pipe or spread peanut butter frosting on top. Leave about 1/2 inch non frosted around the edges.
  • Gently place second cake on top. Spread honey frosting on top.
  • Decorate cake with peanuts, sliced bananas and honey immediately before serving.
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