I am so sick of this cold weather. I'm ready for spring and fresh vegetables that aren't squash. I've felt really uninspired lately in my cooking which always frustrates me, but I think its this awkward in-between of seasons that does it to me. There is nothing really in season and I'm ready to be done with winter comfort food so I feel stuck! But that is when dessert always pulls through, something sweet will never fail to brighten my day. This buttermilk cake is so good and full of comfort! it's thick and dense like a pound cake with a slight tang from the buttermilk. The sweet bananas are the perfect complement to this cake, since it's not very sweet itself, and then whipped cream...it just makes everything better. This cake is also super good spread with raspberry jam and cream for a more english take on a classic pound cake. Anyway, I hope you will bake this cake and that your winter blues will fade away with each delicious bite!
Buttermilk Cake
-serves 10-
- 2 sticks softened butter
- 1 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 3 room temperature eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 3 cups ap flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup buttermilk
To start, preheat the oven to 350 degrees and butter a 9x13 pan. Begin to cream the butter and sugar in your mixer, mix until well combined and light and fluffy. Add the eggs 1 at a time and mix until combined and then add the vanilla. Sift the dry ingredients into a separate bowl and then add them in 3 parts, alternating with the cup of buttermilk. Mix until just combined and scrape the sides down with a spatula. Pour into your pan and bake for 45 minutes to an hour, depending on your oven and the size of your pan. If you use a 9x13 it should be done at around 50 minutes, just to the point that a toothpick comes out clean.
Now for the yummiest part - the caramelized bananas!! You can just whip these up last minute, and you're ready to serve. It only takes about 5 minutes and then you have warm bananas and sugar to spoon over your cake!
Caramelized Bananas
- 6 ripe bananas
- 3 tablespoons butter
- 4 tablespoons corn syrup
- 1 cup brown sugar
- sprinkle of sea salt
- teaspoon of vanilla
Slice the bananas and throw them in a saucepan with the butter, corn syrup, and brown sugar. Warm over medium high heat, until the sugars and butter is melted and the bananas are slightly soft, about 5 minutes. Lastly, turn the heat to low and add your sea salt and vanilla. Stir and serve warm over cake or ice cream. Top your cake and bananas with fresh whipped cream and serve immediately!