April 26, 2011

.mmm, cake.

For the last few days I've had two bananas slowly getting more ripe by the day. I specifically told the man, "Don't eat those!" just so I could bake something delicious. I rarely get to bake with bananas because, really, he eats everything, even ripe bananas. While these were ripening I had to decide what to make with them.

After sitting at a tire and auto place yesterday for 4.5 hours to get my brakes fixed I came home and decided I needed a piece of cake. Dammit. So, banana cake it was. I made a super simple recipe. No frills. Just straight up banana cake deliciousness. The recipe makes an extremely moist and fairly dense cake. It's also not too sweet, which the man and I liked. Most banana cake recipes call for a full cup of sugar but I refuse to use that so, if you want it to be sweeter you could add the whole amount of sugar. I was also thinking it would be nice with a drizzle of honey, maple syrup or a light cream cheese frosting. Or you could just sprinkle it with a little bit of confectioner's sugar, like I did.


Banana Cake serves 8-10
1 1/2 cups flour
1/2 cup sugar
2 ripe bananas, mashed
1/2 cup oil
4 eggs
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/3 cup pecans, chopped (optional)

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Lightly grease the pan of your choosing.

Cream the sugar, bananas and oil together in a mixer. Add the eggs, one at a time. Add the flour, baking powder, salt and cinnamon. Mix well. If you're adding nuts you can stir them in now, or just layer them over the top like I did.

Bake for 40 to 45 minutes, or until an inserted toothpick comes out clean. Enjoy!

XO

4 comments:

  1. mmmmm is right!

    auntie b

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  2. Oh my..I am definitely making this. Carter will love this for breakfast with a drizzle of my dad's honey. Now those bananas can't ripen fast enough!

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  3. This is lovely! I just bought about 10 bananas for no reason I can ascertain...except to let them ripen and use them for baking. My coworker was just talking about banana cake vs. banana bread...hmmmmm....

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  4. Oh this looks delicious! I've never been able to resist using my overly ripe bananas for anything but banana bread, but this I might have to try! And yes, I found weight watchers to be great! I did it online (and through my phone), so no meetings for me. It was quick and easy, and I was actually surprised by the amount and quality of the food I got to eat! Good luck, and congrats on your little one! Being a mommy is so much fun!

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