Mom's Banana Cake Recipe
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Ingredients: For Cake:
2 9" round cake pans or 1 13X9" pan
2½ cups all-purpose flour, or cake flour
1⅔ cups sugar
1¼ tsp. baking powder
1¼ tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. salt
⅔ cup crisco shortening
⅔ cup buttermilk
1½ mashed bananas, (about 3)
2 large eggs
For Frosting:
1 box confectioners sugar
3 TBSP butter
½ tsp. pure vanilla extract
3-4 TBSP milk
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Directions:Sift together the flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Set aside. In a large mixing bowl, blend the shortening, 1/3 cup of the buttermilk and the bananas. Beat 2 minutes. Add the 2 eggs, and the rest of the buttermilk. Beat 2 minutes more. Grease and flour the pans. Pour mixture into pans and bake in 350º oven. Layers: 30-35 minutes. 13X9: 45 minutes. Remove from oven and let cool 5 minutes. Remove cakes from round pans and cool on a rack.
HINTS: To measure crisco, use 2 cup measuring cup. Put 1⅓ cups water in and add shortening until the water reaches the top. To make buttermilk if you don't have any, put 1 TBSP white vinegar in measuring cup. Fill cup with milk and let stand 5 minutes. Remember this recipe only uses 2/3 of that buttermilk. (Continued on next page).
For Frosting: Empty confectioners sugar into bowl. Melt butter and add. Add vanilla and slowly stir in milk until desired consistency. Beat until smooth. May need more or less milk. |
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Notes: This was my personal favorite when we were little. So I made it for Tyler's first birthday thinking he would like it too. Mom has a vivid memory of Tyler spitting it out immediately. So, in my infinite wisdom, I tried again for Jason's first birthday. He liked it but it wasn't pretty. It was a very humid July day, and the layer cake did not hold up. I had to use skewers to keep it from falling apart. This won't happen when you make it, though!
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