Banana Layer Cake
Yield
servingsPrep
25 minCook
25 minReady
60 minIngredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 ¼ | cups |
all-purpose flour
sifted |
|
| 1 ¼ | cups |
sugar
|
|
| 2 ½ | teaspoons |
baking powder
|
|
| ½ | teaspoon |
baking soda
|
|
| ½ | teaspoon |
salt
|
|
| ½ | cup |
vegetable shortening
|
*
|
| 1 ½ | cups |
bananas
ripe, mashed |
|
| 2 | large |
eggs
|
|
| 1 | teaspoon |
vanilla extract
|
|
| Banana frosting | |||
| ¼ | cup |
margarine
softened |
|
| 1 | pound |
powdered sugar
|
|
| ½ | cup |
bananas
ripe, mashed |
|
| ½ | teaspoon |
lemon juice
|
|
Ingredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| 532 | ml |
all-purpose flour
sifted |
|
| 296 | ml |
sugar
|
|
| 13 | ml |
baking powder
|
|
| 2.5 | ml |
baking soda
|
|
| 2.5 | ml |
salt
|
|
| 118 | ml |
vegetable shortening
|
*
|
| 355 | ml |
bananas
ripe, mashed |
|
| 2 | large |
eggs
|
|
| 5 | ml |
vanilla extract
|
|
| Banana frosting | |||
| 59 | ml |
margarine
softened |
|
| 453.6 | g |
powdered sugar
|
|
| 118 | ml |
bananas
ripe, mashed |
|
| 2.5 | ml |
lemon juice
|
|
Directions
Into large mixing bowl, sift the flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt.
Add the shortening, ½ cup mashed bananas and eggs.
Beat mixture for 2 minutes at medium speed with an electric mixer.
Scrape down bowl and beaters, then add the remaining 1 cup of mashed bananas and vanilla.
Beat batter for 1 full minute at medium speed.
Pour batter into two greased and floured 8-inch round cake pans.
Bake in a preheated oven at 375℉ (190℃) F for 25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in center of layer comes out clean.
Cool in pans on a wire rack for 10 minutes.
Remove from pans.
Return layers to wire racks.
Cool completely. Frost.
Banana Frosting: Cream margarine with electric mixer, then add ½ of the confectioners' sugar and beat well.
Blend in lemon juice and bananas, then add remaining sugar and beat well.
