Bananas Foster Rum Cake - The Local Palate

Ingredients

• 2 cups flour
• 3½ teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoons salt
• 1½ cups white sugar
• ½ cup shortening
• 3 large eggs
• 1 cup milk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• ¼ cup butter
• ½ cup dark brown sugar
• 2 ripe bananas
• ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 2 tablespoons dark rum
• ¼ cup spiced rum (Shaya uses Captain Morgan)
• ¼ cup creme de cacao
• ¼ cup simple syrup (equal parts sugar and water, heated until dissolved and cooled)
• 1 cup (2 sticks) butter, softened overnight
• 1 teaspoon almond extract
• ⅓ cup powdered sugar
• ½ cup cream cheese, softened to room temperature
• 2 tablespoons creole cream cheese, softened to room temperature (or additional cream cheese if unavailable)
• 1 (1-pound) bar baker’s white chocolate (or white chocolate curls)