Banana L4yerCake

Ingredients

Cake:
1 box of yellow cake mix (I cheated this time, sorry. If you'd like to scratch it up, go here)
lime zest
milk
eggs
vegetable oil
nutmeg

Filling/Topping:
1 pint heavy whipping cream
Kalua
4-5 ripe bananas
caramel fruit dip
walnuts or pecans
honey

-Preheat oven to 350. Spray two 9-inch round cake pans with a nonstick spray and flour lightly. Set aside.

- Make cake batter. I deviated a bit from the package and used milk instead of water as well as adding freshly-grated lime zest and nutmeg. Buttermilk works too.

- Pour cake batter into cake pans and bake for about half an hour or until inserted toothpick emerges clean. Cool in pans on wire rack.

- Toast nuts under broiler for a minute or so until browned. Add a tsp. of honey and toss to coat.

- Whip cream until soft peaks form. Fold in caramel to taste until thoroughly incorporated.


- Cut both layers of cake horizontally. Put first layer down, cut side up onto cake plate. Lightly drizzle with Kalua. Add a dollop of the cream, spread to cover. Layer with banana slices. Repeat until you've run out of cake. On the last layer put the cut side down. Cover with remaining whipped cream. Sprinkle with nuts or toasted coconut flakes.