Southern Style 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.

SOUTHERN STYLE BANANA SPLIT CAKE

Steps:

• Combine the graham cracker crumbs, white sugar and melted butter. Mix together and press into a 9x13 inch cake pan; refrigerate until chilled.
• Beat together the cream cheese and confectioners' sugar; spread over graham cracker crust.
• Layer bananas and pineapple over cream cheese mixture; cover fruit with whipped topping.
• Top with cherries and chopped nuts; refrigerate and serve chilled.

SOUTHERN LIVING MARVELOUS BANANA CAKE

Steps:

• Cream butter; gradually add sugar, beating will at medium speed of an electric mixer.
• Add bananas; mix until smooth.
• Stir in eggs.
• Combine flour and baking soda; add to banana mixture alternately with buttermilk, beginning and ending with flour mixture (mixing after each addition).
• Stir in vanilla, bourbon (or juice) and pecans.
• Pour batter into 3 greased and floured 9 inch round cake pans.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 35 to 40 minutes; cool in pans 10 minutes and remove cake from pans.
• Cool completely on wire racks.
• Spread Banana Nut Frosting between layers and on top of cake.
• Yield: one 3 layer cake.
• Banana Nut Frosting:.
• Combine banana and lemon juice; set mixture aside.
• Cream softened butter at medium speed of an electric mixer; add powdered sugar and milk and mix well.
• Add banana mixture, beating until fluffy.
• Stir in toasted coconut and chopped pecans.
• Yield: 3 1/2 cups.

SOUTHERN STYLE BANANA BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350.
• In a large mixing bowl with an electric hand mixer, cream butter and sugar.
• Peel and dice bananas. With vanilla extract, add to butter and sugar and mix.
• Add dry ingredients and combine by hand.
• Spray/grease a 9x9 pan and spread batter.
• Sprinkle cinnamon on top, bake for 25 minutes or until lightly browned.