CHOCOLATE CHIP BANANA CAKE WITH SALTED CARAMEL FROSTING

Chocolate Chip Banana Cake with Salted Caramel Frosting. A moist dense layered banana cake with chocolate chips goes over the top when layered with salted caramel buttercream for a cake any banana bread lover will go wild over!

INGREDIENTS
FOR THE CHOCOLATE CHIP BANANA CAKE

•  2 1/4 cup flour
•  1 teaspoon cinnamon
•  1/2 teaspoon baking soda
•  1/2 cup butter
•  3/4 cup sugar
•  1/2 cup brown sugar
•  2 eggs
•  1 cup mashed ripe bananas (2-3 bananas)
•  1 teaspoon vanilla extract
•  1/4 cup sour milk or buttermilk ((you can make sour milk by adding just a little vinegar to milk and let it sit about 10 mins until it curdles)
•  1 cup chocolate chips (extra for garnish)
•  1/2 cup banana chips for garnish (optional)

FOR SALTED CARAMEL FROSTING

•  1/3 cup shortening
•  1/3 cup butter
•  2/3 cup caramel ice cream topping (extra for optional garnish)
•  1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
•  1 teaspoon vanilla extract
•  1 pound (4 cups) powdered sugar
•  2-3 tablespoons heavy cream (or milk)

INSTRUCTIONS
For the Cake

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour 2 (8-inch) cake pans. Cut 2 circles of parchment paper to fit the bottoms of the pans, then press them in (this will make it easier to remove the cake from the pan)
2. In a medium bowl, whisk together, flour, baking soda and cinnamon and set aside. In a mixer fitted with a whisk attachment (or using a hand mixer), cream the butter until smooth. Add sugars and eggs and mix until fluffy, then add mashed bananas and vanilla.
3. For full instructions : tidymom.net

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