Picnic Cake Recipe
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Picnic Cake

By: ICOOKSOME 
"This is a great, moist, banana flavored cake."

This Kitchen Approved Recipe has an average star rating of 4.3 Rate/Review | Read Reviews (7)

Prep Time:
10 Min
Cook Time:
45 Min
Ready In:
55 Min

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Original Recipe Yield 1 9x13 inch cake
 

Ingredients

  • 24 large marshmallows
  • 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 3/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/2 cup margarine, softened
  • 1 1/2 cups white sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1/2 cup buttermilk
  • 1 cup chopped nuts (optional)
  • 1 cup mashed very ripe banana

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9x13 pan. Place marshmallows in a single, even layer in the bottom of the pan.
  2. Sift together flour, salt, baking soda, and baking powder. Set aside.
  3. In a large bowl, cream together the margarine and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs one at a time, then stir in the vanilla. By hand, stir in the flour mixture alternately with the buttermilk, mixing just until incorporated. Fold in nuts and bananas.
  4. Pour batter over marshmallows, making sure that marshmallows are covered, and that the batter reaches all sides of the pan.
  5. Bake on center rack of oven for 45 minutes. Marshmallows will rise to top and make a topping. The cake may look slightly underbaked because of the marshmallow topping. Allow the cake to cool before serving.

Nutritional Information open nutritional information

Amount Per Serving  Calories: 358 | Total Fat: 15g | Cholesterol: 36mg Powered by ESHA Nutrient Database

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The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.3 star rating.
Reviewed on Apr. 15, 2011 by ANGELFROMHEAVEN   view full review
Delicious and very moist. Lots of banana flavor! Nice change from banana bread. Halved recipe,...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.3 star rating.
Reviewed on Apr. 11, 2011 by Molly Supporting Member (Click to learn more about Supporting Membership)  view full review
This cake has a good taste, but a poor overall appearance. I had to make a "foil tent" to put...
The reviewer gave this recipe 3 stars. This recipe averages a 4.3 star rating.
Reviewed on May 15, 2008 by mzurovsk   view full review
The recipe would be great without the marshmallows. Mine rose to the top as the recipe said...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.3 star rating.
Reviewed on Jun. 15, 2009 by KEZ   view full review
We really liked this. I didn't have any buttermilk so used ordinary milk with 1/2 T of vinegar...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.3 star rating.
Reviewed on May 29, 2011 by KAT   view full review
This was amazing. Yes, its didn't look great, but it tasted out of this world. The entire...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.3 star rating.
Reviewed on Aug. 8, 2008 by VOODOOGIRL1   view full review
MMM!! this was really good.
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.3 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 24, 2012 by kitchen_amatuer   view full review
This cake is definitely tasty! However I will call it Ugly Cake instead of Picnic Cake. I had...

 

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