Banana Cake

Recipe courtesy of Hannah Wilson

Show: Calling All CooksEpisode: Gnocchi and Banana Cake

Rated: 4 stars out of 5Rate itRead users' reviews (39)

RECIPE
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Prep Time:
15 min
Level:
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Yield:
2 (9-inch) layers

Times:

Prep: 15 min
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Cook: --
Total:: 15 min

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Ingredients

1 1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup solid vegetable shortening
2 eggs, separated
2 or 3 bananas, mashed
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 cup sour milk or buttermilk
2 1/4 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon vanilla

Directions

Mix sugar and shortening until creamy. Add egg yolks and bananas, beat thoroughly. Dissolve soda in sour milk. Sift flour, baking powder and salt. Mix alternately. Add vanilla. Beat egg whites until stiff and fold into batter. Pour into a buttered 9-inch round cake. Bake in a preheated 350 degree oven for 40 minutes.

1 cup sugar
1/2 cup solid vegetable shortening
1/2 cup butter
1 large package vanilla pudding, not instant
1 cup milk
1 teaspoon vanilla

Cream the sugar, shortening and butter until light and fluffy. Cook vanilla pudding with milk until very thick. Cool and add to butter mixture. Mix with electric mixer at high speed for 15 minutes or until it is not grainy. Add 1 teaspoon vanilla. Ice the cake with the icing.

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Cara Tacoma, WA 02-07-2010
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Great cake- not a fan if the icing
Rated: 4 stars out of 5

The cake was great. My daughter wanted a banana cake for her birthday. She loved it. I , however, did not like the icing. ... All I could taste was the shortening. I have read some of the other reviews and I would definitely substitute the shortnening for cream cheese if I make it again.Read more
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Ramona Phoenix, AZ 01-18-2010
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Both Cake and Frosting are Great!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I decided to make this cake instead of banana bread to see if it would be better received by my kids - and it was! The... frosting actually appealed to me more than the cake itself, but I was a little concerned after reading the reviews. Mine turned out great and I'm glad I gave it a go. I wonder if the other reviewers made the pudding part according to the box directions and not the recipe directions- recipe is 1 cup of milk as opposed to the box which indicates 3 cups - that might explain some "soupy" results? I also whipped the frosting using my stand mixer for the full 15 minutes. The cake is very moist and much less dense than the banana bread I used to bake (I used two dark 9" cake pans and baked for 35 minutes). I will make this cake again, but I think next time I'll add some spices like cinnamon and nutmeg to see if I like how the cake tastes better.Read more
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Mercedes Burbank, IL 12-02-2009
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LOVED IT!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I have made it twice and got great comments both times. Not only did I love it but everyone else did too. My friend had me... make one for her Thanksgiving dinner because she loved it so much.Read more
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Lucy Nashville, TN 11-18-2009
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Yum Yum Yum!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

This was so moist and ...aah! YUMMY!! It's the BEST banana cake I've made so far. I used butter in place of the... shortening,reduced the sugar and topped with flaked almonds-LOVELY. And yes it's 2batches.Read more
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Kim Grapeview, WA 11-06-2009
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Very tasty and moist
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I made this cake and was very surprised at how light and moist it was. I've made cake from scratch before and really never... cared for them. I think the egg whites make a huge difference. My husband loved it, that says a lot because he is very picky.Read more
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Hannah Christopher Lake, SK 09-16-2009
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Yummy!!
Rated: 4 stars out of 5

I made this cake not too long ago and it turned out great. Although i didnt make the icing, i want to though, it looks yummy!... Its pretty tasty by itself, i found it very moist. Which was a good thing, but it was a little sweet. I would cut back on the sugar, 2 cups is alot. When i made it instead of making the icing i made whip cream (just beat whiping cream and add as much sugar as you want SLOWLY) Thats good but super sweet. Overall it was good and i will definately make it again. Not like banana bread at all! BUT REMEBER, LUCKILY I READ THE COMMENTS BEFORE MAKING AND IT DOES FORGET TO MENTION YOU NEED 2, 9 INCH PANS. SO DONT FORGET!! Yummm.Read more