Great Cake Recipes

"This cake was first made for me by a friend while I was visiting her after she had delivered her 11th child. I told her, 'I should have baked for you!'" -Cindy Carnes

Ingredients:

• 3/4 cup butter
• 2 1/8 cups white sugar
• 3 eggs
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/2 cups buttermilk
• 2 teaspoons lemon juice
• 1 1/2 cups mashed bananas
• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
• 3 1/2 cups confectioners' sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 275 degrees F (135 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9x13 inch pan. In a small bowl, mix mashed bananas with lemon juice, set aside. In a medium bowl, mix flour, baking soda and salt. Set aside.
2. In a large bowl, cream 3/4 cup butter and 2 1/8 cups sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs one at a time, then stir in 2 teaspoons vanilla. Beat in the flour mixture alternately with the buttermilk. Stir in banana mixture. Pour batter into prepared pan.
3. Bake in preheated oven for 1 hour, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean. Remove from oven and place directly into freezer for 45 minutes. This will make the cake very moist.
4. For the frosting: In a large bowl, cream 1/2 cup butter and cream cheese until smooth. Beat in 1 teaspoon vanilla. Add confectioners sugar and beat on low speed until combined, then on high until frosting is smooth. Spread on cooled cake.

Chocolate and banana, the perfect blend! This cake recipe will be the hit of any gathering and gives even Ben & Jerry's Chunky Monkey ice cream a run for it's money for favorite dessert!

Cake Ingredients:

• 1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, softened
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/4 cup sour cream
• 1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 3/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 3 squares semi-sweet chocolate, chopped
• 1 cup mashed, very ripe bananas

Frosting Ingredients:

• 1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, softened
• 1-1/2 cups confectioners sugar
• 3 squares semi-sweet chocolate, melted

Cake Preparation method:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease an 8-inch square pan.

2. At medium speed of an electric mixer, cream together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy.

3. Add the eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in the vanilla and sour cream.

4. Combine the flour, baking soda and chocolate. Add to butter mixture alternately with the mashed banana, stirring just until dry ingredients are incorporated.

5. Pour into prepared pan, and bake for about 30 minutes or until top springs back when lightly touched. Cool in pan on rack.

Frosting Directions:

1. Beat the softened butter until fluffy.

2. Gradually add the confectioners sugar and melted chocolate, beating until smooth.

3. Spread evenly over cooled cake.
Source:http://www.momswhothink.com

This banana cake recipe is the original, the one we tested in our little kitchen until it was perfect. It's the authentic, trusted delicious banana cake recipe that won't have you worrying about the end result. It's our very own moist banana cake with cream cheese frosting, the cake to serve at the end of memorable meals.