Ingredients

Tools Required 1 12-inch square cake pan, 3-inches tall 1 6-inch square pan, 3-inches tall 1 6-inch cardboard cake base 1 cake platter, at least 14-inches across untreated wooden doweling offset spatula For cake 1 1/2 cups unsalted butter, room temperature 2 cups sugar 6 large eggs 2 Tbsp vanilla extract 7 1/2 cups pastry flour 1 1/2 Tbsp baking powder 1 1/2 tsp baking soda 1 Tbsp ground cardamom 1 1/2 tsp salt 4 1/2 cups mashed ripe bananas For buttercream and assembly 12 large egg whites tsp cream of tartar dash salt 2 cups sugar 1 cups water 4 cups unsalted butter at room temperature 2 tsp vanilla extract whole seasonal fruit, such as baby pears, plums, champagne grapes

Description

For Cake Layers, Preheat Oven To 350 °F And Grease Cake Pans And Line Bottoms And Sides With Parchment Paper. For Cake, Cream Butter And Sugar Together Until Light And Fluffy. Beat In Eggs One At A Time And Stir In Vanilla Extract. Stir In Bananas. In A

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