Pa Junes Banana Cake Food

BEST EASY BANANA CAKE RECIPE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F
• Grease a 9x13" pan, set aside.
• In a medium bowl, mix together flour, baking soda, sea salt and cinnamon. Set aside.
• In a large bowl, mash bananas.
• Add melted butter and vanilla and stir until combined.
• Add sugar and stir until dissolved.
• Add eggs and sour cream and stir until combined.
• Add milk and gently mix until combined.
• Add dry ingredients and stir until the mixture is homogenous (uniform throughout) and there are no lumps.
• Pour batter into prepared pan.
• Bake in preheated oven for 35-45 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
• Let the cake cool to room temperature.
• While the cake is baking, make the cream cheese frosting.
• Beat together butter and cream cheese until smooth.
• Add vanilla and 2 cups of powdered sugar and beat (starting on low speed and increasing to medium-high) until smooth.
• Add up to ½ cup more powdered sugar until you reach a spreadable, but thick consistency.
• When the cake is cooled, spread frosting evenly over the top.
• Chill for at least 3 hours, or overnight. Then serve cold or at room temperature.

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.

THE BEST BANANA CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F and line a 9-by-13-inch baking pan (see Cook's Note) with aluminum foil, leaving a 2-inch overhang on the two longer sides. Lightly spray the foil with nonstick cooking spray.
• For the cake, mash the bananas in a large bowl with a fork or potato masher until very smooth. Whisk in the dark brown sugar, melted butter, sour cream, eggs and vanilla until smooth and combined. In a separate large bowl, whisk together the flour, cinnamon, baking soda and salt.
• Fold the dry ingredients into the banana mixture in thirds until just combined. Pour into the prepared baking pan and smooth the top. Bake until golden brown and a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 1 hour. Leave the cake in the pan to cool slightly, about 30 minutes. Use the foil overhang to remove the cake from the pan, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
• Meanwhile, beat the butter, cream cheese and salt in a large bowl with an electric mixer on medium speed until smooth. Reduce to low speed, then add the powdered sugar a cup at a time until smooth. Increase the speed to medium-high and beat until fluffy, 1 to 2 minutes. Beat in the vanilla extract.
• Transfer 1/2 cup of the frosting to a small bowl and stir in the dulce de leche until smooth. Cover both frostings with plastic wrap and keep at room temperature until ready to assemble the cake.
• For the candied banana chips, warm the maple syrup in a medium nonstick skillet over medium heat until it just starts bubbling. Add the banana chips and cook, tossing and stirring frequently with a rubber spatula, until the chips have absorbed almost all the maple syrup and are browned in spots, 3 to 4 minutes. Immediately transfer the banana chips to a baking sheet, spread in an even layer and cool completely. Once cool, roughly chop.
• Transfer the cake to a serving platter. Spread about 3/4 cup plain cream cheese frosting all over the top of the cake.
• Dollop the dulce de leche frosting and remaining plain frosting on top, then use a small offset spatula to swirl both frostings together in a swooping design, making sure the frosting goes all the way to the edges of the cake. Top with the chopped candied banana chips.

AMERICAN-STYLE PINEAPPLE & BANANA PANCAKES

Steps:

• Roughly chop the pineapple and slice the banana. Tip the flour, baking powder, cinnamon and sugar into a bowl and mix well.
• Make a well into the centre and crack in the egg, then gradually mix the egg into the flour, adding the milk gradually to make a soft batter.
• Stir in the pineapple and banana. Heat a little oil in a non-stick frying pan, add the batter in heaped tablespoonsful, well apart to allow them to spread. When bubbles appear on the surface, flip the pancakes over and cook until light golden.
• Cook all the pancakes and keep them warm. Serve 2-3 pancakes with a spoonful of yogurt and a little maple syrup poured over.

"JEANNE'S STYLE" BIRTHDAY CAKE

Steps:

• To prepare base, cut shortening into dry ingredients, mix well.
• Pat firmly and evenly into an 8 inch square pan and bake at 350 deg. F. for 10-12 minutes. Cool.
• Note: the base and cake are baked separately.
• For cake: cream shortening, and sugar; add eggs and vanilla, beating well until fluffy.
• Sift flour, baking powder and salt together; add to creamed mixture alternately with milk.
• Pour batter into a greased and floured 8 inch square pan.
• Bake at 350 deg. F for 25 - 40 minutes.
• Frosting: in small saucepan, stir tog. milk and flour.
• Cook, stirring constantly, until mixute is thickened and smooth. Cool.
• On highest speed of mixer, beat cooled flour mixture with butter, shortening and vanilla until smooth and fluffy.
• Blend in icing sugar and salt; continue beating until frosting is very fluffy. This will take at least 15 minutes.
• To assemble cake: place shortbread base on serving plate; spread with small amount of frosting.
• Place cake on base. (you can split the cake for layers).
• Cover top and sides of cake with remaining frosting. If desired, garnish sides of cake with shaved semi-sweet chocolate.

JOANNA'S BANANA PANCAKES

Steps:

• In a large bowl sift together flour, baking soda, salt, and sugar.
• In a second bowl combine eggs, oil, and vanilla.
• Spoon mashed banana into a 2 cup capacity liquid measuring cup.
• Pour in enough buttermilk to equal 2 cups of liquid.
• Add the banana and buttermilk mixture to the egg mixture; mix well.
• Pour the liquid over the dry ingredients; stir until the flour mixture is just moistenend (do not over-stir).
• Preheat a skillet over medium-high heat.
• Lightly grease the skillet with cooking spray.
• Pour batter in 4-inch circles onto the hot griddle.
• Cook each side to golden brown.
• Repeat until all of the batter is used, using additional cooking spray as necessary.
• Serve with butter and your favorite syrup.
• Leftovers can be frozen and reheated in the microwave.
• Note: For fun you can add sliced banana or sprinkle chocolate chips or blue berries into the batter after you pour it onto the griddle.
• Enjoy!

BANANA PANCAKES

Steps:

• In a bowl, mash 1 large banana with a fork until it resembles a thick purée.
• Stir in 2 beaten eggs, a pinch of baking powder (gluten-free if coeliac) and a splash of vanilla extract.
• Heat a large non-stick frying pan or pancake pan over a medium heat and brush with ½ tsp oil.
• Using half the batter, spoon two pancakes into the pan, cook for 1-2 mins each side, then tip onto a plate. Repeat the process with another ½ tsp oil and the remaining batter.
• Top the pancakes with 25g roughly chopped pecans and 125g raspberries.