Fluffy Banana Cake with Fresh Banana Curd Filling

INGREDIENTS

3/4 cup

butter, (room temperature)

2 cups

sugar

large eggs, (separated and room temperature)

2 tsp

vanilla extract

3 cups

flour, (or all purpose gluten free flour (I highly recommend Cup 4 Cup gluten free flour))

1 tsp

baking soda

1/2 tsp

baking powder

1/2 tsp

salt

1 1/2 cups

buttermilk, (room temperature)

2 tsp

lemon juice

1 1/2 cups

mashed bananas

large eggs, (room temperature)

3 tbsp

butter, (room temperature)

1 1/2 tbsp

fresh lemon juice

/4 cup + 2 Tbsp. sugar

ripe bananas

1/3 cup

sugar

1 tbsp

cornstarch

3 cups

cold heavy cream

1 1/2 tsp

vanilla extract

1/2 cup

sweetened coconut, (toasted (optional))