Kato's Easy Banana Cake

Baby Kato's Note:

This is how I use those leftover black bananas. Sometimes I use the little tiny bananas because they have such an intense flavour. When I'm busy I freeze the bananas just for this cake. This recipe makes great cupcakes that freeze well. I've been making this recipe for 12 years, I hope that you enjoy it as much as we do...

• Total Time: 1 hrs 10 mins
• Prep Time: 10 mins
• Cook Time: 1 hrs

Ingredients:

Servings: 12

• 1/2 cup butter
• 1 cup sugar, white
• 2 eggs, beaten
• 2 cups bananas, overripe, mashed
• 1/2 cup walnuts, chopped fine (optional)
• 2 cups flour
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 3/4 cup milk
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla, pure

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Cream the butter, add sugar and eggs.
3. Mix well, add the bananas, nuts and vanilla.
4. Prepare the sour milk by stirring the lemon juice into the milk.
5. Sift the dry ingredients and add them to the banana mixture.
6. Mix in the sour milk gently.
7. Pour into a prepared 9 x 12" pan.
8. Bake at 350 degrees for 45 min - 1 hour (until firm in the center).
9. *We find this cake sweet, so I usually just sprinkle icing sugar on top and serve it warm with vanilla bean ice cream.
10. It's also nice with vanilla or chocolate buttercream frosting.
11. If making cupcakes, bake for 15 - 20 minutes, or until toothpick comes out clean.

Reviews

[mummamills]

excellent! easy recipe, just the right sweetness, the kids inhaled it :)
used Self Raising Flour, so left out the salt and raising agents. made 12 large cupcakes, and a small tray, this will be THE recipe from now on :)
made for Aussie swap March 1012

[tomsawyer]

Very good banana cake that was great to use up the many rotten bananas that accumulate in our freezer! I liked the richness of it and was glad to bring it to church for our coffee table where it got quickly eaten up. Thanks! Made for ZWT7!

[mary winecoff]

Loved the ease and the flavor. I pulled my bag of frozen bananas from the freezer and this came together quickly. Left out the walnuts because the kids like their banana bread without it. Half of it was gone before it even cooled. This was a big hit in our house. Made for ZWT7.