🍰 Banana Pudding Layer Cake 🐥

Ingredients:

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For The Vanilla Cake:

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For The Banana Pudding Filling:

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For The Whipped Cream Frosting:

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Instructions:

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Make The Vanilla Cake:

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1Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F, and mist three 6-inch diameter cake pans** with non-stick spray. Cut three circles from parchment paper, and place them in the bottoms of each pan.

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2Place the flours, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a medium bowl and whisk to combine.

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3Add the butter, and mix on medium-low speed until the mixture resembles damp sand.

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4Stir in the eggs, one at a time, until fully incorporated, stopping to scrape the bottom and sides of the bowl with a silicone spatula after each addition.

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5Add the milk, yogurt, and vanilla, and beat on medium-high speed for about 1 minute, to aerate the batter and strengthen the cake’s structure.

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6Transfer the batter to the prepared pans, and bake for 20-25 minutes, or until the cakes spring back when gently pressed and toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean or with a few moist crumbs.

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7Cool for twenty minutes, then unmold and place on wire racks to cool completely.

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Make The Banana Pudding Filling:

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1Heat the milk in a small pot until small bubbles form around the edge, and wisps of steam are rising from the surface.

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2Place the yolks, sugar, cornstarch, and salt in a medium bowl and whisk to combine.

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3Add the hot milk to the egg mixture, a little at a time, whisking to combine.

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4When all the milk has been added, transfer the mixture back to the pot and place over medium-low heat.

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5Cook the pastry cream, whisking constantly, until thickened (the mixture should be the consistency of pudding).

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6Stir in the vanilla.

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7Pour the pastry cream through a fine mesh strainer, into a heat-safe bowl. Use the back of a ladle to press the mixture through the sieve.

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8Press a layer of plastic wrap directly onto the surface, and refrigerate.

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Make The Whipped Cream Frosting And Assemble The Cake:

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1Place the cream cheese and powdered sugar in a large mixing bowl. Fit the mixer with a whisk attachment, and whip on medium speed until the mixture is smooth.

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2Turn the mixer down to medium-low speed and pour the heavy cream down the side of the bowl in a very slow and steady stream.

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3When all the cream has been added, turn the mixer up to medium-high and whip until the frosting holds stiff peaks.

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4Place one layer of vanilla cake on a serving platter. Spread half the pastry cream on the cake, and top with sliced bananas. Spread a small amount of whipped cream frosting over the bananas, and top with the second cake layer.

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5Repeat, topping with the third layer.

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6Frost the cake with the whipped cream frosting, and garnish with homemade vanilla wafers and additional sliced bananas.

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