Brown Butter Banana Cake with Chocolate Caramel Frosting

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• 1 cup brown butter
• 3 overripe bananas
• 3 eggs
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 2.5 cups white flour
• 0.5 cup maple syrup
• 0.25 cup heavy cream
• 1.5 cups chopped dark chocolate
• 2 tbsp cocoa powder

1. 1Pour melted brown butter into a mixing bowl, add mashed overripe bananas, eggs, and vanilla extract. Whisk thoroughly until combined.
2. 2Add white flour to the wet mixture and gently mix with a spatula until a thick, cohesive batter forms.
3. 3Transfer the batter into a round baking pan lined with parchment paper, spread evenly, and bake until golden brown.
4. 4Once baked, invert the cake onto a cooling rack to cool completely.
5. 5While the cake bakes, simmer maple syrup in a saucepan on the stove until bubbly.
6. 6Add heavy cream, chopped dark chocolate, and cocoa powder to the simmering maple syrup mixture and whisk until it forms a smooth, glossy ganache.
7. 7Chill the ganache until firm.
8. 8Once chilled, transfer the ganache to a glass bowl and whip it with an electric hand mixer until it becomes a light, fluffy, and spreadable frosting.
9. 9Assemble the cooled cake layers, generously frosting between the layers and on top and sides of the cake.
10. 10Garnish the frosted cake with chocolate shavings and dried rose petals.

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