Banana Cake

Recipe courtesy of Hannah Wilson

Show: Calling All CooksEpisode: Gnocchi and Banana Cake

Rated: 4 stars out of 5Rate itRead users' reviews (36)

RECIPE
COMMENTS & REVIEWS(36)

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

Times:

Prep: 15 min
Inactive Prep: --
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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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
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Sandra Thompson, OH 04-06-2009
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Be Careful....
Rated: 2 stars out of 5

I was prepared to give this recipe a poor review for several reasons, but after studying the recipe again, I realize that... even though the recipe calls to pour the batter into ONE 9" pan, the yield calls for TWO 9" pans. Oops! If you fail to notice the yield, you will end up with a massive one layer cake, which takes 65 minutes to cook through to the center. By that time, the outer edges are fairly crumbly, and the center resembles what we used to end up with as kids when we squished Wonder Bread into a ball....quite dense and unappealing. I may try this recipe again, but for now I will give it 2 stars simply due to the confusing instructions, and the fact that it was a total bomb at my daughter's birthday party due to the super dense consistency.Read more
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PAT MONTGOMERY, AL 07-01-2007
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BIRTHDAY HIT
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

We had a gentleman in our group preparing to celebrate a 90th birthday and his request was for a banana cake with pudding. ... We had the traditional one from a bakery and I made this for him special. We served some of this one and saved about a third of it for him to enjoy at home. He really enjoyed it and never fails to mention it every time I see him.Read more
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Anonymous 06-29-2007
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Fast and Tasty
Rated: 4 stars out of 5

This recipe is easy. Very fast put together kind of recipe with a great taste.