Banana Cake
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- Number of Servings: 16
Ingredients
Directions
1 1/2 c sugar1/2 c shortening (I use butter-flavored)2 room temperature eggs, separated3-4 over-ripe bananas, mashed1 c buttermilk1 t baking soda2 1/4 c flour1 t baking powder1/2 t salt1 t vanilla
1. Preheat oven to 350* and lightly grease two 9" round pans.
2. Cream together sugar and shortening; add egg yolks and bananas and blend well. Set aside egg whites.
3. In a medium-sized bowl, combine buttermilk and baking soda. Be careful - this will expand quite a bit.
4. In another medium-sized bowl, sift flour, baking powder, and salt.
5. Add 1/3 of the wet mixture to the banana mixture, then 1/3 of the dry mixture. Repeat twice until both smaller bowls are empty; stir in vanilla.
6. In a small bowl, whisk egg whites until slightly stiffened; fold into batter.
7. Pour batter into pans and bake 35-45 minutes until cakes pass toothpick test.
Makes 16 servings.
Number of Servings: 16
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user ALLSWEETALI.
2. Cream together sugar and shortening; add egg yolks and bananas and blend well. Set aside egg whites.
3. In a medium-sized bowl, combine buttermilk and baking soda. Be careful - this will expand quite a bit.
4. In another medium-sized bowl, sift flour, baking powder, and salt.
5. Add 1/3 of the wet mixture to the banana mixture, then 1/3 of the dry mixture. Repeat twice until both smaller bowls are empty; stir in vanilla.
6. In a small bowl, whisk egg whites until slightly stiffened; fold into batter.
7. Pour batter into pans and bake 35-45 minutes until cakes pass toothpick test.
Makes 16 servings.
Number of Servings: 16
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user ALLSWEETALI.
Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 228.4
- Total Fat: 7.2 g
- Cholesterol: 27.2 mg
- Sodium: 206.4 mg
- Total Carbs: 39.0 g
- Dietary Fiber: 2.8 g
- Protein: 3.8 g
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