The Best Banana Cake Recipe
- Yield: 18 servings
Ingredients
1/2 cup shortening
3/4 cup brown sugar, packed
1/2 cup sugar
2 eggs
1 cup ripe bananas, (2-3 medium) mashed
1 tsp. vanilla
2 cups flour or whole wheat flour
1 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. salt
1/2 cup buttermilk
1/2 cup nuts, chopped (optional)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°.
- In a bowl, cream shortening and sugars.
- Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
- Beat in bananas and vanilla.
- Combine flour, baking soda and salt.
- Add to creamed mixture alternately with buttermilk.
- Stir in nuts.
- Pour into a greased 9×13 inch pan.
- Bake for 25-30 minutes or until a toothpick put in the center of the cake tests clean.
- Cool and frost this banana cake with Buttercream Frosting or Caramel Frosting.