Banana Pound Cake
photo by SweetsLady
- Ready In:
- 1hr 30mins
- Ingredients:
- 10
- Serves:
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20
ingredients
- 1 cup shortening
- 1⁄2 cup butter
- 3 1⁄2 cups sugar
- 5 eggs
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 pinch salt
- 2 tablespoons milk
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- 3 large bananas, overripe & mashed
directions
- Preheat oven to 325.
- Cream together shortening, butter, and sugar.
- Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition.
- Combine flour, baking powder, and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture.
- Add milk and vanilla.
- Fold in bananas.
- Pour into a greased and floured tube pan and bake for 1 hour and 10-20 minutes or until cake tests done.
- Yield: 20 servings.
- **NOTE**.
- To prevent overbrowning of the top, I lay a piece of aluminum foil over the cake after it turned golden brown. Don't tighten it around cake; just lay it loosely over.
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Reviews
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I found this to be a very good recipe though I did substitute 1 C. applesauce (instead of the shortening) because I didn't have any shortening, and I used 1/2 cup of vegetable oil (instead of butter), because I read somewhere that oil will give you a moister cake (which I believe is true!). I aso added 2 tsp. banana extract flavor (just in case the overripe,black bananas were not banany tasting enough)- I put 1 C walnuts in it also and it turned out nice and moist.I did ice it also with a simple powdered sugar,butter,vanilla,milk icing.really good with a glass of milk or a cup of coffee.Honestly I cant stand when people doa review and change everything but I was of the mindset of trying to tweak it just right - and I think I did! just that<br/>!
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I found this to be a very good recipe though I did substitute 1 C. applesauce (instead of the shortening) because I didn't have any shortening, and I used 1/2 cup of vegetable oil (instead of butter), because I read somewhere that oil will give you a moister cake (which I believe is true!). I aso added 2 tsp. banana extract flavor (just in case the overripe,black bananas were not banany tasting enough)- I put 1 C walnuts in it also and it turned out nice and moist.I did ice it also with a simple powdered sugar,butter,vanilla,milk icing.really good with a glass of milk or a cup of coffee.Honestly I cant stand when people doa review and change everything but I was of the mindset of trying to tweak it just right - and I think I did! just that<br/>!
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SweetDivaMJ
Orange Park, Florida
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