Everyday Banana Cake Food

OLD-FASHIONED BANANA CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour a 9 by 2-inch round cake pan.
• In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, mix the bananas, granulated sugar, and brown sugar on low speed until combined. With the mixer still on low, add the oil, eggs, sour cream, vanilla, and orange zest. Mix until smooth.
• In a separate bowl, sift together the flour, baking soda, and salt. With the mixer on low, add the dry ingredients and mix just until combined. Stir in the chopped walnuts, if using. Pour the batter into the prepared pan and bake for 45 to 50 minutes, until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool in the pan for 15 minutes, turn out onto a cooling rack, and cool completely.
• Spread the frosting thickly on the top of the cake and decorate with walnut halves, if using.
• Mix the cream cheese, butter, and vanilla in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment on low speed until just combined. Don't whip! Add the sugar and mix until smooth.

BANANA CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 300 degrees. In a large bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and sugar. Blend in the melted butter, mixing together until moist. Add 1/4 cup of the buttermilk and combine.
• In a separate bowl, combine the other 1/4 cup of buttermilk with the eggs and blend into the flour mixture. Add the vanilla and mashed bananas. Beat for 1 minute. Place the batter in a greased 9-by-13-by-2-inch pan.
• To make the topping, squeeze the flour, brown sugar, and butter together with your hands. Crumble the topping evenly over the batter. Bake for 35 to 40 minutes. When the cake is done, an inserted toothpick or fork should come out clean from the center.

AMAZINGLY EASY BANANA CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9x13-inch baking dish.
• Beat bananas, cream cheese, and oil together in a bowl using an electric mixer on medium speed until smooth and creamy, about 2 minutes. Add cake mix and continue beating for 3 minutes more; spread into the prepared baking dish.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 30 to 35 minutes.

EVERYDAY BANANA CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Lightly grease cupcake, 9 x 13, or 2 (8 or 9 inch) layer pans.
• Dump all ingredients (except walnuts) into large bowl.
• Mix by hand using a wire whisk or wooden spoon just until the dry ingredients are combined. DO NOT OVERMIX.
• If using walnuts, mix with a teaspoon of flour and then fold into batter.
• Bake 350 degrees about 30 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
• Cool on wire rack and frost with favorite frosting, if desired.

EASY INSTANT PUDDING BANANA CAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 300’.
• Grease and flour a bundt pan.
• In large bowl mix bananas, cake mix, pudding mix, oil, eggs, and vanilla.
• Beat with mixer until smooth.
• In a small bowl mix remaining ingredients.
• Pour half of the batter into pan, top with brown sugar mixture, and cover with remaining batter.
• Lightly swirl with knife (don’t over do it).
• Bake for 55-60 minutes.
• Cool in pan for 10 minutes, remove, and allow to cool on rack.
• Lightly dust with powdered sugar, if desired.