bananacake

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Oh no! My bananas are over-ripe, time to make… banana bread? again? nah… Everytime I get bananas, i get too many. Now, that’s not a bad thing, because they make perfect fodder for banana bread, muffins, pancakes, etc. But last night I found myself staring at my bananas, feeling bored with the usual old banana options. I do love banana bread, but sometimes you just need to shake up the routine a little bit. Enter banana cake!

Now, I ‘m not a big cake fan.  For birthdays, I usually get pie or an icecream sundae.  This particuar cake however has a texture somewhere between carrot cake and banana bread, so its nice and moist, and with the creamcheese frosting its a fantastic comforting desert.  My directions below are using a food processor (because I don’t have a mixer), but you can easily adapt it for whatever equiptment you may or may not have.

 

Banana Cake

• 3 over ripes bananas
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 3/4 tsp baking soda
• 1 stick butter
• 2 large eggs
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 2 cups all purpose flour
• 1/4 tsp baking powder

Preheat oven to 350F. In food processor cream bananas, milk, vanilla, and baking soda, and pour in large mixing bowl.  Cream butter, eggs, and sugar, then add to banana mixture, stirring well.  Add flour, salt and baking powder. Grease and flour oblong baking pan, and bake for 30 minutes.  Frost when cool.

Cream Cheese frosting

• 1 8oz block cream cheese
• 1/2 stick butter
• 2 cups cream cheese
• 1 tsp vanilla

Cream all ingredients in food processor.  (Isn’t frosting easy to make?)