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       Strawberry cake with Salted Caramel Banana frosting
       By: animaniactoo Date: September 15, 2021, 10:50 am
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       Cake:
       Nonstick vegetable oil spray
       3 cups cake flour
       1 tablespoon baking powder
       3/4 teaspoon kosher salt
       1 cup whole milk, room temperature
       1 tsp vanilla extract
       1 tbsp Strawberry flavoring (like this one:
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       1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
       4 eggs, room temperature
       2 tbsp olive oil
       3/4 cup (1 1/2 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature
       • Arrange a rack in middle of oven; preheat to 350°F. Lightly
       coat (2) 9" round cake pans with nonstick spray. Line bottom of
       pans with parchment paper; lightly coat parchment with nonstick
       spray.
       • Whisk flour, baking powder, and salt in a medium bowl. Stir
       milk and vanilla in another medium bowl.
       • Using an electric mixer on medium speed, beat granulated sugar
       and butter in a large bowl, scraping down sides as needed, until
       light and creamy, about 5 minutes. Add eggs in 2 additions,
       scraping down bowl after each. (Batter may separate slightly; it
       will come back together after dry ingredients are added.)
       • Reduce mixer speed to low and add dry ingredients in 3
       additions, alternating with milk mixture in 2 additions,
       beginning and ending with dry ingredients; beat until smooth.
       Divide batter between prepared pans (slightly less than 3 cups
       per pan); smooth top.
       • Bake cakes, rotating pans halfway through, until light golden
       brown, the centers spring back when gently pressed, and a tester
       inserted into the centers comes out with a few moist crumbs
       attached, 30–35 minutes.
       Transfer cakes to wire racks; let cool in pans at least 15
       minutes. Invert cakes onto racks, peel off parchment, and let
       cool completely.
       Using a long serrated knife, trim top dome and any bumps from
       each cake to create a flat surface.
       Frosting:
       2 sticks salted butter at room temperature
       1/2 cup light brown sugar
       1/2 cup dark brown sugar
       2 tsps banana flavoring (like this one:
  HTML https://www.amazon.com/LorAnn-Oils-Emulsion-Banana-Ounce/dp/B009G74AXG)
       • beat sugar and butter until creamy, add banana flavoring and
       continue to beat until light and fluffy.
       • Adjust ingredients to taste. Want more banana flavoring? go
       for it. Want more or less sweet? Adjust your sugars.
       • Frost cake
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