Banana Cake I

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

• Calories: 424 Calories

Ingredients

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

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F ( 190 degrees C). Grease and flour 3, 9-inch round cake pans.

Step 2

Sift the flour with the baking powder and soda.

Step 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.

Step 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.

Step 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.