Old Fashion Banana Cake frosted with Maple Swiss Meringue Buttercream

**My Mom was telling me she remembered a cake my Aunt made years ago that was the best cake she'd had. It was a banana layered cake with a meringue frosting. I found this recipe online...it sounds like the one she was talking about.


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Banana Cake:

Ingredients -

■2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
■1 tablespoon baking soda
■1 pinch salt
■1/2 cup unsalted butter
■1 cup white sugar
■3/4 cup light brown sugar
■2 eggs
■4 ripe bananas, mashed
■2/3 cup buttermilk

1.Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour 2 – 8 inch round pans. In a small bowl, whisk together flour, soda and salt; set aside.

2.In a large bowl, cream butter, white sugar and brown sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs, one at a time. Mix in the bananas. Add flour mixture alternately with the buttermilk to the creamed mixture. Pour batter into the prepared pans.

3.Bake in the preheated oven for 30 minutes. Remove from oven, and place on a damp tea towel to cool.