BANANA CAKE I

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This old-fashioned banana cake recipe uses buttermilk for extra complexity in flavor.

Provided by tomg

Categories Desserts Fruit Dessert Recipes Banana Dessert Recipes

Yield 12

Number Of Ingredients 10

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Ingredients

3 cups cake flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 ⅛ teaspoons baking soda
¾ cup unsalted butter
2 ¼ cups white sugar
¾ teaspoon salt
3 eggs
1 ½ cups mashed bananas
6 tablespoons buttermilk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Steps:

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F ( 190 degrees C). Grease and flour 3, 9-inch round cake pans.
Sift the flour with the baking powder and soda.
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.
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.
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.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 423.6 calories, Carbohydrate 72.5 g, Cholesterol 77.3 mg, Fat 13.2 g, Fiber 1.3 g, Protein 5.2 g, SaturatedFat 7.8 g, Sodium 332 mg, Sugar 41.5 g