Caramel Banana Cake

By kas_9232

Ingredients

• Cake:
• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 1 cup sugar
• 1/3 cup Marzetti Caramel Apple Dip
• 2 large eggs
• 1 cup mashed ripe bananas
• 3/4 cup buttermilk
• 2 1/4 cups cake flour
• 1/8 tsp. baking soda
• 2 tsp. baking powder
• 1/2 tsp. salt
• Frosting:
• 2 (8-oz.) packages plain cream cheese, softened
• 4 tbsp. butter, softened
• 2/3 cup Marzetti Caramel Apple Dip
• 1 tsp. pure vanilla extract
• Extra Marzetti Caramel Apple Dip for
• garnishing cake

Preparation

Step 1

*1*. Preheat oven to 350°F. Butter sides and bottom of two 9-inch round pans and line bottom of pans with parchment paper; butter and flour paper.
*2*. For cake, combine butter and sugar in a medium bowl and beat on high speed with an electric mixer for 2 minutes. Add Marzetti Apple Caramel Dip and eggs and beat on high for 1 minute. Scrape inside surface of bowl.
*3*. In a small bowl, whisk together bananas and buttermilk. In a large bowl, combine flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt.
*4*. Add flour mixture alternately with banana mixture and beat until batter is smooth. Spoon batter into prepared pans and bake 25 to 30 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into center of cake comes out clean.
*5*. Cool cakes for 5 minutes and turn cakes out onto cooling racks. Remove paper from cakes.
*6*. For frosting, beat cream cheese in a small bowl with an electric mixer on medium speed until smooth. Add butter and continue to mix until smooth. Scrape inside surface of bowl. Add Marzetti Caramel Apple Dip and vanilla and mix for 1 to 2 minutes or until mixture is smooth.
*7*. To assemble cake, place one layer of cake on a serving plate and frost top. Arrange second layer on top and frost entire cake. When ready to serve, drizzle additional Marzetti Caramel Apple Dip on top of cake. Serve.