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Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
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Butter and flour two 9-inch cake pans.
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Cake: In the bowl of an electric mixer, beat the butter and sugar together till it is light and fluffy.
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Add in the Large eggs one at a time, beating well in between each addition, and continue to beat till very light and fluffy.
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Add in buttermilk and mashed banana and mix well.
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In a separate bowl, sift dry ingredients together (flour, baking soda, salt, baking pwdr), then add in to batter and mix at low speed on the electric mixer till moistened.
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Beat one minute at medium speed, then mix in pecans and pour batter proportionately into the two prepared cake pans.
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Bake for 25 to 35 min, till a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
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After removing the cakes from the oven, allow them to cold for five min, then invert onto a cooling rack.
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Assemble when thoroughly cooled.
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Coconut Custard: Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and cut another piece of parchment to the same size.
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Set both aside.
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Combine the coconut lowfat milk and lowfat milk and stir together.
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In a bowl, mix 2/3 c. of sugar with 1/3 c. cornstarch and stir with a fork till free from lumps.
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Mix the sugar and cornstarch together with the egg yolks and 1 c. of coconut lowfat milk mix.
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Whisk till smooth and set aside.
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In a heavy saucepan, bring the remaining coconut lowfat milk mix to a boil.
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Pour it into the bowl with the egg yolk-sugar mix, whisking constantly.
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Return the mix to the saucepan over medium flame and continue stirring.
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Cook till small bubbles start to create on the surface of the custard.
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Remove from the heat and spread onto the parchment-lined baking sheet.
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Cover the top of the custard with the other sheet of parchment to prevent a skin from forming.
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Cold in the refrigerator.
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To assemble Cake: In a large bowl, gently toss banana slices with the lemon juice, and sugar.
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Trim the top of the first layer of cake so which the surface is level, then spread with a thin layer of custard.
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Place bananas completely over bottom layer, so which no cake is showing.
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Spread with another layer of coconut custard.
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Place next cake layer on top of this and spread the top generously with coconut custard.
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Garnish liberally with toasted coconut flakes.
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This recipe yields 8 servings.