Banana Cake

Name: Banana Cake
Ingredients: 2 1/4 c. cake flour; 1 1/2 c. well-mashed ripe bananas (3 or 4); 1 1/4 c. sugar; 1/2 c. shortening; 2 eggs; 2 1/2 tsp. double-acting baking powder; 1 tsp. vanilla extract; 1/2 tsp. baking soda; 1/2 tsp. salt; whipped cream frosting; banana slices for garnish; lemon juice

12 ingredients

5 steps

Ingredients

2 1/4 c. cake flour
1 1/2 c. well-mashed ripe bananas (3 or 4)
1 1/4 c. sugar
1/2 c. shortening
2 eggs
2 1/2 tsp. double-acting baking powder
1 tsp. vanilla extract
1/2 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. salt
whipped cream frosting
banana slices for garnish
lemon juice

Directions

1

Preheat oven to 375°.
2

Prepare two (8-inch) round cake pans; first grease and then flour the bottom and sides of the cake pans. Into large bowl, measure all ingredients, except frosting, banana slices and lemon juice.
3

With mixer at low speed, beat until well mixed, constantly scraping bowl; then beat at high speed 5 minutes, occasionally scraping bowl.
4

Pour batter into pans and bake 25 minutes or until toothpick inserted deep into center of cake comes out clean.
5

Cool layers in pans on wire racks for 10 minutes; then remove from pans and cool completely on racks before filling and frosting cake.