Louisiana Banana Cake
Yield
1 loafPrep
20 minCook
35 minReady
65 minIngredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | cups |
cake flour
sifted |
|
| 1 | teaspoon |
baking powder
|
|
| 1 | teaspoon |
salt
|
|
| 1 ½ | cups |
sugar
|
|
| ½ | cup |
vegetable shortening
sour milk or buttermilk |
*
|
| 1 | teaspoon |
vanilla extract
|
|
| 1 | cup |
bananas
mashed ripe |
|
| ½ | cup |
nuts
coarsely chopped |
|
| 2 | large |
eggs
unbeaten |
|
| Coconut topping | |||
| ¼ | cup |
butter
or margarine |
|
| ¾ | cup |
brown sugar
firmly packed |
*
|
| 1 ½ | tablespoons |
milk
|
|
| ¾ | cup |
coconut
coarsely cut |
*
|
Ingredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| 473 | ml |
cake flour
sifted |
|
| 5 | ml |
baking powder
|
|
| 5 | ml |
salt
|
|
| 355 | ml |
sugar
|
|
| 118 | ml |
vegetable shortening
sour milk or buttermilk |
*
|
| 5 | ml |
vanilla extract
|
|
| 237 | ml |
bananas
mashed ripe |
|
| 118 | ml |
nuts
coarsely chopped |
|
| 2 | large |
eggs
unbeaten |
|
| Coconut topping | |||
| 59 | ml |
butter
or margarine |
|
| 177 | ml |
brown sugar
firmly packed |
*
|
| 23 | ml |
milk
|
|
| 177 | ml |
coconut
coarsely cut |
*
|
Directions
With butter or margarine, use ½ cup minus 2 tablespoons sour milk or buttermilk.
With vegetable or any other shortening, use ½ cup sour milk or buttermilk.
Have shortening at room temperature.
Grease bottom of 13 x 9-inch pan.
Preheat oven to 375℉ (190℃). Measure into sifter, cake flour, baking powder, salt and sugar.
Measure shortening into mixing bowl.
Stir shortening just to soften. Stir in dry ingredients; add ¼ cup milk and the mashed bananas and mix until all flour is dampened, then beat for 2 minutes on low speed.
Add eggs, nut and remaining milk; beat for 1 minute.
Pour into pan, bake for 30 to 35 minutes.
Coconut Topping: Cream butter or margarine and brown sugar together.
Add milk and beat until smooth; add coconut.
Let cake stand in pan for 5 minutes.
Slice 3 or 4 bananas diagonally in ¼ inch slices.
Arrange bananas in four lengthwise rows on cake.
Spread hot cake with coconut topping.
Place under broiler for 3 minutes or until sugar is bubbly and coconut is brown.
Serve warm.
