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Banana Cake I

SUBMITTED BY: tomg PHOTO BY: mommymeggy

"This is an old fashioned banana cake recipe."
RECIPE RATING:
The reviewer gave this recipe 18 stars. This recipe average a 4.1 star rating.
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Original recipe yield 3 layer cake

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INGREDIENTS (Nutrition)

  • 3 cups cake flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 1/8 teaspoons baking soda
  • 3/4 cup unsalted butter
  • 2 1/4 cups white sugar
  • 3/4 teaspoon salt
  • 3 eggs
  • 1 1/2 cups mashed bananas
  • 6 tablespoons buttermilk
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

DIRECTIONS

  1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F ( 190 degrees C). Grease and flour 3, 9-inch round cake pans.
  2. Sift the flour with the baking powder and soda.
  3. In a large bowl, cream together the butter or margarine, sugar, and salt. Add eggs one at a time to the creamed mixture, beating well after each addition.
  4. Add alternately to the creamed mixture the flour mixture, the bananas, and the buttermilk. Add vanilla, and mix well. Pour into the well greased pans.
  5. Bake in a preheated 375 degrees F (190 degrees C) oven for 30 to 40 minutes. Let cake cool and frost with your choice of icings.
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REVIEWS

The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Jun. 16, 2003 by JDRABIK
Excellent! Great flavor and texture! MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Sep. 13, 2003 by MISS MURRI
This cake was WONDERFUL!!!!! It was VERY moist, had a great texture and the taste...my mouth... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Sep. 11, 2003 by Elaine Mical
Heavenly banana flavor! Frosted this delicious treat with a cream cheese icing into which I... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Jun. 8, 2003 by LMASA
The cake was delicious!!! It was very moist and light. My son also enjoyed mashing the bananas. MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 3 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Mar. 20, 2007 by cathy
Great Banana flavor, but I am looking for a more cake-like, fluffy texture, this was more like... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 3, 2003 by CHEF SANDRA
Very moist, very good texture. I personally do not care for icing, so next time I would make... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Jul. 23, 2003 by MAGGIE MCGUIRE
Moist and flavorful! Great cake, Syd. No problems with this recipe. I frosted the cake with... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 24, 2002 by SMITHLTD
this luscious cake beats them all! MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Nov. 20, 2007 by JONIMARCELLINO
I make a BIG A Banana Cake for my Daughter's Birthday every year and I have become bored with... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Nov. 4, 2006 by mommymeggy
I used this recipe to build a sculpted birthday cake (shape of a monkey.) The recipe was nice... MORE

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