Great Banana Cake Recipes

Here are two great banana cakes. Both are made from scratch. They are both very moist and delicious.

Hummingbird Cake

3 cups flour
2 cups sugar
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon soda
1 teaspoon cinnamon
3 eggs, beaten
1 1/2 cups vegetable oil
1 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
1 8 oz. can crushed pineapple
2 cups chopped nuts
2 cups chopped ripe bananas

Put the dry ingredients in a large mixing bowl. Add eggs, oil and stir until moist. Do not beat. Add vanilla, pineapple, nuts and bananas. Pour into 4 well greased 9 inch pans. Bake 25 - 30 minutes at 350 degrees. Frost this cake with cream cheese frosting. The recipe is below.

Cream Cheese Frosting

1 8 oz. package cream cheese
1 stick butter or margarine
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 box powdered sugar

Mix cream cheese, butter and vanilla together until creamy. Gradually add powdered sugar. Frost and serve.

This is a very popular cake at my office.

Next is a big family favorite.

Tropical Banana Cake

2 1/2 cup sifted cake flour
1 2/3 cups sugar
1 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon soda
1 teaspoon salt
2/3 cup shortening
1 1/4 cup mashed bananas
2 large eggs
2/3 cup buttermilk
1 teaspoon vanilla

Sift together into a large bowl flour, sugar, baking powder, soda and salt. Add shortening, bananas and 1/3 cup buttermilk. Stir to dampen flour. Beat with electric mixer 2 minutes. Add remaining buttermilk, eggs and vanilla. Beat 2 minutes. Pour into 2 paper-lined 9-inch pans. Bake 30 to 35 minutes in a 350 degree oven. Now while our cake is cooling, we move on to the frosting.

Lemon-Banana Frosting

2/3 cup butter or margarine
4 cups powdered sugar
6 tablespoon mashed banana
2 tablespoon lemon juice

Cream butter and sugar. Add banana and lemon juice. Blend until smooth and frost your cake. Do not serve this cake right after you have finished frosting. It will be too sweet. This cake needs to be refrigerated for at least 24 hours before serving. Then, it is fabulous and ready for company!

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