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Fluffy Banana Cake

SUBMITTED BY: Carol PHOTO BY: GodivaGirl

"This is another one of my mother's old recipes."

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PREP TIME	30 Min
COOK TIME	35 Min
READY IN	1 Hr 5 Min
Original recipe yield 1 - 9 inch layer cake

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INGREDIENTS (Nutrition)

2 bananas, broken into chunks
2 cups sifted all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
3/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup shortening
1 1/2 cups white sugar
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/4 cup buttermilk
4 cups whipped heavy cream

DIRECTIONS

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour two 9 inch layer cake pans. Sift together flour, baking powder, soda, and salt; set aside.
In a large bowl, combine the shortening, sugar, eggs, and vanilla. Beat well. Blend in the buttermilk. Add sifted flour mixture alternately with mashed banana to the egg mixture while beating. Pour batter into prepared pans.
Bake cake for 30 to 35 minutes. Remove from pans, and cool on wire racks. Fill and frost the cake with whipped cream.

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REVIEWS

Reviewed on Aug. 11, 2006 by TUNISIANSWIFE

wonderful flavor and texture. The title of this recipe speaks true. I replaced shortening... MORE

Reviewed on Mar. 21, 2008 by GodivaGirl

This cake was NOT fluffy or cake like. This tastes exactly like dense banana bread. I... MORE

Reviewed on Nov. 7, 2006 by STARDUST_331

This cake is SOO good. I can't even believe how much flavor 2 bananas gave it. It was too... MORE

Reviewed on Feb. 26, 2003 by marmee

I have made a few changes to this recipe when I made it. I did not have shortening so I added... MORE

Reviewed on Jul. 9, 2007 by mom23boys

I guess I was expecting the cake to actually be fluffy. The flavor was good, but it turned out... MORE

Reviewed on Apr. 29, 2007 by rhondarella

I doubled this recipe and made it for about 25 people, they licked the cake 9X13's CLEAN! Also... MORE

Reviewed on Jan. 21, 2007 by NOELLER67

I made these as cupcakes for my daughter's monkey-themed birthday. I used 3 bananas (1 1/4 c... MORE

Reviewed on Aug. 1, 2006 by FLYLITTLEFEATHER

Heavenly! Fluffy as a cloud. I, too, added an extra banana for a bit of flavor -- came out... MORE

Reviewed on Apr. 1, 2006 by Chelsey E

I added and extra banana because I wanted a really nice strong banana flavour. Iced it with... MORE

Reviewed on Oct. 21, 2005 by Joelsjen

I lost my recipe for this cake and found one for it here- BOY was I GLAD! When I make it I... MORE

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