Butter Rum Banana Cake

Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins Preparation Time: 45 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 18
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 1 cup land o lakes butter, softened
• 4 eggs
• 4 medium ripe bananas, mashed
• 1/4 teaspoon rum extract
• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 3/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar
• 1/3 cup light corn syrup
• 3 tablespoons water
• 5 tablespoons land o lakes butter
• 1/4 cup sweetened condensed milk
• 1/4 teaspoon rum extract
• 1 cup land o lakes heavy whipping cream
• 2 tablespoons powdered sugar
• 1/2 cup honey-roasted cashews, if desired

Recipe

• 1 heat oven to 350°f combine sugar and 1 cup butter in large bowl. beat at medium speed, scraping bowl often, until creamy. add eggs; continue beating until well mixed. reduce speed to low; add bananas and 1/4 teaspoon rum extract. beat until well mixed. add all remaining cake ingredients. continue beating, scraping bowl often, just until mixed.
• 2 pour into greased 13x9-inch baking pan. bake for 35 to 40 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. cool, uncovered, at least one hour.
• 3 meanwhile, combine brown sugar, water and corn syrup in small saucepan. cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until sugar is completely dissolved (3 to 4 minutes). add 5 tablespoons butter; continue cooking until butter is melted (1 to 2 minutes). remove from heat; stir in condensed milk and 1/4 teaspoon rum extract. cool 15 minutes.
• 4 beat whipping cream in small bowl at high speed until soft peaks form. continue beating, gradually adding powdered sugar, until stiff peaks form.
• 5 to serve, place individual cake servings onto dessert plates. drizzle with about 1 tablespoon sauce. dollop with whipped cream; sprinkle with cashews, if desired. drizzle with additional sauce. store refrigerated.