Recipe

Banana Cake Recipe

	Lasaf / All my dishes 1 year, 3 months ago The cake recipe is adapted from one in the 1969 Betty Crocker cookbook, the frosting is from an old church cookbook. Prep:20m Cook:45m Servings:12	Lasaf
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Ingredients

1 2/3 cups sugar

2/3 cup unsalted butter, softened

3 eggs

2/3 cup buttermilk

2 1/8 cup flour( all white, or 1/2 and 1/2 whole wheat)

1 1/4 teaspoon baking powder

1 1/4 teaspoon baking soda

1 teaspoon salt

1 1/4 cup ripe mashed bananas

2/3 cup finely chopped nuts

Cream cheese frosting:

1 8 oz. package cream cheese

1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, softened

2 1/2 to 3 cups powdered sugar

1 teaspoon vanilla

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

If using a mixer, place the sugar, butter, eggs, buttermilk, flour,baking powder, baking soda, salt, banana, and nuts in a mixer bowl, and mix for 1/2 minute on low, scraping sides of bowl constantly. Then mix on high for an additional 3 minutes, scraping sides occasionally.

Grease and flour a 9x13 cake pan, or 2 9 inch round cake pans. Bake for 45 to 50 minutes in 9x13 pan. Bake 35-40 in round pans, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Cool.

To prepare frosting: in a medium bowl, cream the cream cheese, butter, and powdered sugar together. Stir in the vanilla. Frost cooled cake.

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Comments

lor 1 year, 3 months ago said:
Oh my gosh this looks good. I have so many banana bread and banana cake recipes and each one is different. Thanks so much for sharing your wonderful version ;) You've got my "5" forks!

henrie 1 year, 3 months ago said:
You have my 5 also, sounds so yummie

turtle66 1 year, 3 months ago said:
Sounds yummy...

annieamie 1 year, 3 months ago said:
This sounds so good! Banana cakes are so good when you have a good recipe like yours to follow! Thank you for adding this one to your group recipe page!

thatgirlbill 11 months ago said:
Gonna give it a shot today - and will post results. Looks pretty danged good!

thatgirlbill 11 months ago said:
Loved it. omitted nuts from cake, but sprinkled a few chopped around the edge. simple and delicious. family loved it!

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