Eileen's Birthday Banana Cake With Buttercream Frosting

Submitted by Chef Gina Calina

"This recipe is from Eileen Goudge's book, "Something Warm From the Oven". Use the Buttercream frosting recipe with it."

 

• Ready In: 48mins
• Ingredients: 10
• Serves: 8-10

ingredients

• 1⁄2 cup unsalted butter, softened
• 1 1⁄2 cups sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 large eggs, at room temperature
• 2 1⁄4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1⁄2 teaspoon baking powder
• 3⁄4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 2 bananas, very ripe, mashed to equal 1 cup
• 1⁄4 cup buttermilk

directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease & flour two 8-or 9-inch round cake pans, and line the bottoms with parchment.
2. Cream the butter in large bowl with electric mixer on medium speed. Gradually add the sugar, 1/4 cup at a time, beating until pale & fluffy. Blend in vanilla. Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition.
3. In another bowl,sift the flour with the baking powder,soda & salt.
4. In a another small bowl, combine mashed bananas & buttermilk.
5. To the creamed mixture add in the following order, beating on low speed after each addition just until blended: A third of the flour mixture,half the banana mixture,half the remaining flour mixture,the remaining banana mixture,then the remaining flour mixture.
6. Spoon batter into pans. Bake 25-30 minutes, until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Let cool 5 to 10 minutes before inverting onto wire racks. Cool before frosting.

Reviews

[Kim D.]

This cake was really good. The cake turned out dense, similar to the texture of a banana bread. The flavor had just the right amount of banana flavoring. I used the buttercream frosting and it was delicious. Thanks Gina for another great recipe!