Banana Spice Cake

Name: Banana Spice Cake
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 12-15
Cuisine: Southern
Ingredients: 4-5 very ripe bananas; 1/4 c orange juice; 1/4 c buttermilk; 2 egg whites (or 1 egg); 1 spice cake mix; VARIATION - MAKE WITH A PLAIN YELLOW CAKE MIX; as above, but use no orange juice and; 1/2 c buttermilk; 1 c chocolate baking chips (optional)

By Susan Feliciano
@frenchtutor

Leftover bananas again, and no one to eat them. So I made a cake. This one is really easy because it uses a cake mix.

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Serves:

12-15

Prep:

10 Min

Cook:

35 Min

Method:

Bake

Ingredients

4-5

very ripe bananas
1/4 c

orange juice
1/4 c

buttermilk
2

egg whites (or 1 egg)
1

spice cake mix
VARIATION - MAKE WITH A PLAIN YELLOW CAKE MIX
·

as above, but use no orange juice and
1/2 c

buttermilk
1 c

chocolate baking chips (optional)
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How to Make Banana Spice Cake

Step-by-Step

Preheat oven to 350° (325° for dark or coated pan).
Spray a 9x13-inch cake pan with Baker's Joy, or grease and flour pan.
With a mixer in a large mixing bowl, mash bananas. Add orange juice, buttermilk, and egg whites. Blend well. Add cake mix in 2 parts, beating well after each part. Beat for a total of 2 minutes at medium speed.
Spread cake batter in prepared pan and bake 32-35 minutes (maybe 3-4 minutes longer if using dark pan at 325°). When done, cake will spring back when lightly touched. Cool cake in pan. Frost with your favorite frosting - we like cream cheese frosting. Sprinkle with chopped nuts.
VARIATION: to make this with a plain yellow cake mix, omit the orange juice and increase the buttermilk to 1/2 cup. If desired, stir in 1 cup chocolate baking chips. Mix and bake as directed above. Frost with Chocolate Glaze for Bundt Cakes.