🌎 The World Cookbook

Cake:
2 sticks butter
2 cups granulated sugar
4 eggs
1 cups milk
3 cups all purpose flour
3 tsp baking powder
1 tsp salt
1 tsp baking soda
2 tsp vanilla
3 mashed bananas
Syrup:
3 cups brown sugar
1 cup water
Middle Cream Cheese Frosting:
1 stick butter
3 1/2 cups confectioner's sugar
1 8 oz pkg Cream Cheese, Softened
splash of vanilla
Topping:
Bananas sliced – soaked in lemon juice and sugar
or Pineapple Rings soaked in the Syrup

Preheat over to 350 degrees. In separate bowl add flour and baking powder salt Baking soda. Cream butter and sugar. Add eggs and mix well. Add milk and flour alternately. last, add vanilla and smashed bananas. Spray 2 9 inch Rounds with Bakers Joy, or use butter and flour. Add cake batter to pans evenly.. drop on counter to get air bubbles out. Sprinkle Brown sugar on top of batter. Bake in oven 30 to 35 minutes or until done. Syrup: While cake is baking combine sugar and water in a medium saucepan. Heat till syrupy … Add choice of fruit topping Pineapple or Banana slices.. if banana slices add a dash of lemon to prevent bananas from browning. Allow to cool. Place one cake on cake platter. Whip Cream Cheese Icing together by putting butter and cream cheese (same temp) then adding confectioner's sugar a little at a time with a tad bit of milk, and add vanilla. get to right consistency and Spread over top of the cooled layer cake. Place next layer of cake over top if cooled Completely. Arrange fruit of your choice (banana slices or Pineapple) on top of cake. Pour syrup over bananas and cake. Keep in the refrigerator. As it will last longer and stay moist.