Spiced Banana Cake Food

MOIST BANANA SPICE SNACK CAKE WITH CREAM CHEESE ICING

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Butter and flour a 13-inch x 9-inch baking pan.
• In a medium bowl, stir together the flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice, and cloves. Set aside.
• In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the beater blade attachment or in a large bowl using an electric mixer, beat together the butter and sugar on medium speed until pale and fluffy, about 1 - 2 minutes. Add the eggs one at a time and mix until well incorporated. Mix in the sour cream and the bananas.
• Pour in the flour mixture, a little bit at a time, beating continuously until well-incorporated.
• Spread batter into the prepared pan.
• Bake for about 25 minutes, or until the top of the cake is golden and a toothpick or tester inserted into the center comes out clean. Remove the cake from the oven and place on a wire rack to cool completely.
• To make the frosting, fit a stand mixer with the beater attachment or use a large bowl and an electric hand mixer. On medium speed, beat together the cream cheese and butter until smooth. Turn the mixer to low and gradually add the powdered sugar. Once all the powdered sugar has been added, increase the speed to medium and beat for another 30 seconds. Add the vanilla and pinch salt; beat for another minute or so until smooth. Add a little milk (a couple of teaspoons at a time) if the frosting seems too stiff to spread.
• Spread frosting onto completely cooled cake. Cut into 12 pieces and serve. Cover and store leftover cake in the refrigerator; it keeps well (and keeps getting better) for 3 - 4 days.

SPICED BANANA CAKE

Steps:

• Pre-heat oven 180 (or 160 degrees C for fan forced).
• Grease 24cm x 11cm loaf pan.
• Cream together butter, suars, vanilla and honey.
• Add mashed bananas, beaten egg and milk to cream mixture.
• Fold in sifted dry ingredients to creamed mixture until combined.
• Spoon batter into loaf pan and bake for 40-45 minutes or until skewer inserted into centre of cake comes out clean.
• Allow cake to stand for 5-8 minutes, before i nverting onto a wire rack to become cool.
• When cold, dust with icing sugar.

OLD-FASHIONED BANANA SPICE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Butter and lightly flour the sides and bottoms of two 8" round cake pans; knock out excess flour.
• Using an electric mixer on medium speed, cream the butter and sugar together in a large bowl for at least 10 minutes, or until very light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs, mashed banana, and vanilla. Sift the flour, baking soda, salt and spices together onto a piece of waxed paper. Stir into the banana mixture alternately with the buttermilk.
• Spoon into the prepared pans and smooth the tops with a rubber spatula.
• Bake for 25 to 30 minutes, or until a cake tester inserted in the center comes out clean. Transfer the pans to wire racks and let cool for 10 minutes. Unmold onto the racks and let cool completely.
• Meanwhile, make the filling: in a small, heavy saucepan, heat the milk until small bubbles form around the edges of the pan. Meanwhile, beat the sugar and egg yolks together in a small bowl. Beat in the flour and salt. Gradually beat in the hot milk.
• Return to the saucepan and cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until the mixture begins to thicken and comes to a simmer. Lower the heat to low and continue stirring for 2 minutes. Remove from heat and beat in the butter and vanilla. Pour into a bowl, cover with a piece of plastic wrap pressed onto the surface of the custard, let cool slightly, and refrigerate.
• To assemble the cake: Split each cake layer in half. If the custard is too thick to spread, thin it with a little cream. Spread 1/3 of the filling and arrange 1/3 of the banana slices evenly on 3 of the layers. Stack the layers and top with the fourth layer. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 2 to 3 hours.
• Just before serving, make the topping: in a deep bowl, whip the cream until very soft peaks form. Beat in the sugar and vanilla. Spread the whipped cream frosting over the top of the cake, allowing some to drip down the sides.

BANANA SPICE CAKE

Steps:

• In a bowl, beat the egg yolk, oil and bananas. Combine the cake flour, 1 cup sugar, all-purpose flour, baking powder, cinnamon, baking soda, nutmeg, salt, cloves, ginger and allspice. In another bowl, combine the milk, orange juice concentrate, yogurt, orange zest and vanilla. Gradually add dry ingredients to banana mixture alternately with milk mixture., In another bowl, eat egg whites and cream of tartar until soft peaks form. Gradually add remaining sugar, beating until stiff peaks form. Fold in batter. Pour into a greased and floured 10-in. fluted tube pan. Bake at 350° for 48-52 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack., Combine the glaze ingredients; drizzle over cooled cake.

AUTUMN SPICED BANANA CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray a nonstick 12 cup Bundt pan with baking spray; set aside.
• In a large mixing bowl, mix together the flour, sugar, spices, salt & baking soda. In a separate mixing bowl, combine oil, buttermilk and eggs. Whisk together and add to flour mixture; mix just until combined. Add in chopped bananas and walnuts; stir gently to blend.
• Pour batter into prepared pan and bake until toothpick inserted into center comes out clean and cake has puuled away from edge of pan, about 55 minutes.
• Let rest in pan about 5 minutes. Invert cake onto a coolong rack and let cool completely.
• Place on a pretty cake plate Dust with confectioners' sugar, if desired. Serve with a dollop of whipped cream - Yummy!