great aunt hilda's banana cake

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71 Pinches
Lexington, KY
Updated on Sep 17, 2012

This is a recipe handed down in my family from my Great, Great Aunt!

prep time 20 Min
cook time 1 Hr
method Bake
yield 10-12 serving(s)

Ingredients

  • 1 cup melted butter
  • 2 1/2 cups sugar
  • 4 - eggs
  • 5 - very ripe bananas (black is great) mashed
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1/2 cup sour milk
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda (mixed into sour milk)
  • 3 cups flour

How To Make great aunt hilda's banana cake

  • Step 1
    Blend melted butter and sugar until smooth. Add eggs, one at a time until well blended. Mix in mashed bananas.
  • Step 2
    Mix baking soda into sour milk (can be made with 1 tbls vinegar or lemon juice mixed into the milk) Be careful....it will expand!! Mix 1 cup four into batter, then 1/3 of the milk, another cup of flour, another 1/3 of the milk, the last cup of flour and final 1/3 of milk. Make sure batter is well blended.
  • Step 3
    Pour into greased and floured cake pans. Makes 3-8" pans, or 2-9" pans, or 1 Bundt pan. Bake at 300 for 45-60 minutes Let cool completely and ice with your favorite icing. Particularly good with home made chocolate icing!!

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Category: Cakes
Ingredient: Fruit
Method: Bake
Culture: American

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