Banana Cake with Buttercream Frosting

Recipe Rating:	20 Ratings5
Category:	Cakes
Cook Time:	30 Min

Ingredients

BANANA CAKE
3 c	sifted cake flour
1 Tbsp	baking powder
1 1/2 tsp	baking soda
3/4 tsp	salt
3/4 c	shortening
2 1/4 c	granulated sugar
3	eggs, well beaten
1 1/2 c	mashed ripe bananas (about 4 bananas)
1 1/8 c	buttermilk
1 1/2 tsp	vanilla extract
BUTTERCREAM FROSTING
3/4 c	hot milk
1/2 c	butter
1/2 c	shortening (butter flavored crisco not recommended)
1 tsp	vanilla extract
1 Tbsp	cornstarch
1 c	granulated sugar

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Sandy Jones

Lightly Salted

Redford, MI (pop. 377,390)

sandances

Member Since Oct 2011

Sandy's Notes:

This banana cake recipe came from my great grandmother and has been in the family for 100 years.

(See Sandy's Original Version of Recipe)

Comments from the Test Kitchen:

This is a super moist cake tailor-made for all the banana fans out there! The icing is divine... so you may want to double the recipe for ample sweetness!

Directions

BANANA CAKE: Sift the flour, baking powder, soda, and salt together in a bowl and set aside.

Cream the shortening; gradually add sugar and continue creaming. Add beaten eggs and bananas and mix well.

Add the flour mixture alternately with the combined buttermilk and vanilla, beginning and ending with the flour.

Pour into two 9 inch layer pans that have been greased and floured. Bake at 375 for 25 to 30 minutes.

BUTTERCREAM FROSTING: Heat milk until very hot but not boiling.

Cream the butter and shortening until fluffy. Gradually add cornstarch and sugar. Beat well after each addition, then add vanilla.

Add hot milk to sugar mixture a little at a time, beating thoroughly after each addition until all the sugar dissolves and it is thick enough to spread. It's very important to add the milk a little at a time or it will cause the frosting to curdle.

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Chris T. chrisb64

Jan 16, 2012

This looks very good and a unique butter cream icing, is it granulated sugar right? I will like it just as is but I was wondering if you have ever added chopped walnuts and how did it turn out if you did? Thanks for sharing :o)

Sandy Jones sandances

Jan 16, 2012

Sometimes my mom would chop walnuts up and cover the icing with them. We haven't put it in the cake but I bet it would taste good.

Sandy Jones sandances

Jan 16, 2012

And yes, that's granulated sugar. The hot milk melts the sugar. I will edit the recipe.

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karen thomas kalenaleigh

I tried this recipe and say it's Family Tested & Approved!

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Susan George SueLGeorge

Jan 19, 2012

can you use regular flour instead of cake flour?

Sandy Jones sandances

Jan 24, 2012

You could try using all purpose flour but it would probably make the cake heavier, more like banana bread. Sifting the flour introduces air and makes it lighter still. You should be able to find cake flour in the grocery store. It's usually sold in a box instead of a bag like all purpose.

Bettie JO Maxwell bettiejomax

Apr 30, 2012

If I made it I wouldn't make that type of icing. I would use powdered sugar and vanilla and butter and maybe cream cheese. Also I would put nuts in the cake. bettie jo

Tywana Sutton suttonsgirl

May 8, 2012

Oh my goodness, I can't wait to try this and I am so happy to see that you used a REAL buttercrem frosting with this cake. The flavor is much nicer than the powdered sugar version. This will be the cake served at our Mother's Day brunch! Thank you!

jennie miller jenmiller

May 9, 2012

do u have to use cake flour or can I use regular flour?

Sandy Jones sandances

May 15, 2012

Jennie, I have only made this recipe with cake flour so I don't know how it would turn out with regular flour. My guess is that it would be heavier, more like banana bread. The sifted cake flour really makes it light. Cake flour is fairly common and usually sold in boxes at most grocery stores.