Bananas Foster Rum Cake

Name: Bananas Foster Rum Cake
Ingredients: 2 cups flour; 3½ teaspoons baking powder; 1 teaspoon 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)

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Alon Shaya shares this decadent bananas foster rum cake recipe that he and his family enjoy to celebrate Réveillon in New Orleans.

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Ingredients

2 cups flour
3½ teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon 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)