Eddie V’s Bananas Foster Butter Cake Copycat Recipe

Method

• 1)

  Pre-heat the oven to 350°F. Place ½ Cup Unsalted Butter and ½ Cup Cream Cheese into a mixing bowl. Use the paddle attachment on your stand mixer & mix on high for 3 minutes until it looks smooth and fluffy.

• 2)

  Add 1¼ Cup Granulated Sugar, 1 Teaspoon Vanilla Extract and ¼ Teaspoon Salt, mix on high for another 3 minutes. Add 1 Large Egg and mix on high speed until it looks combined. Add 1 Cup of sifted Cake Flour – mix on med high until the batter looks smooth and the flour is completely combined (about 1-2 minutes)

• 3)

  Grease the 4 springform pans well with butter. Divide the batter evenly between the 4 pans, it should be about 70% filled. Bake for 40-45 minutes. Let cool for 5 minutes and carefully and release the springform pan – let it continue to cool for another 15 minutes then remove from the base.

• 4)

  Make the Bananas Foster, by adding 1 Cup of Brown Sugar, ¼ Teaspoon Cinnamon Powder and ½ Cup of Water to a sauté pan (*** if you do not feel comfortable lighting the Rum on fire before serving, add the 6 Teaspoons of Spiced Rum into the sauté pan at this point). Turn the heat to high and bring it to a boil, once it starts boiling, turn down the heat to med-low and let it simmer for 4 minutes. Turn off the heat and add ¼ Cup of Butter and ⅛ Teaspoon of Banana Extract – stir well until the butter is completely melted. Add the banana slices and gently toss in the sauce. Plate the Butter Cakes bottom side up (so it’s perfectly flat on top) with whipped cream and a large scoop of Butter Pecan Ice Cream and spoon the banana slices on top of the cake and drizzle some more sauce on top.

• 5)

  Pour 1½ Teaspoons of Spiced Rum into a heat safe gravy boat and use a candle lighter to light it on fire – you can only see the flame if the room is slightly dark. Carefully pour the lit rum over the cake (repeat for each serving). Impress the heck out of your guests & Enjoy!