Monkey Cake
- 3/4 cup (1 1/2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened, plus more for pan
- 3 cups sifted cake flour (not self-rising), plus more for dusting
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
- 3/4 teaspoon baking powder
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 3 very ripe, large bananas, mashed (about 1 1/3 cups)
- 3/4 cup buttermilk
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 1/2 cups packed light-brown sugar
- 3 large eggs
- 1 cup chopped pecans, optional
- Fluffy Chocolate and Yellow Buttercreams
- 2 black-licorice drop candies
- Black-licorice rope, for decorating
- Produce
- Bananas, mashed (about 1 1/3 cups), very ripe large (3)
- Pecans (1 cup)
- Cooking & Baking
- Baking powder (3/4 teaspoon)
- Baking soda (1 1/2 teaspoons)
- Brown sugar, packed light (1 1/2 cups)
- Cake flour (3 cups)
- Cinnamon, ground (1 teaspoon)
- Salt (3/4 teaspoon)
- Vanilla extract (1/2 teaspoon)
- Dairy
- Butter, unsalted (3/4 cup)
- Buttermilk (3/4 cup)
- Refrigerated
- Eggs, large (3)
- Desserts
- Licorice drop candies, black (2)
- Licorice rope, Black (1)
- Other
- Fluffy Chocolate and Yellow Buttercreams
Preparation
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Published August 13, 2011 (1 year ago).
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