Name: Banana Cake
Yield: 8 servings
Ingredients: 2 cups all-purpose flour; 1½ teaspoons baking powder; ½ teaspoon baking soda; ½ teaspoon salt; ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon; ½ cup unsalted butter, softened; 1 cup granulated sugar; 2 eggs; 1 ½ teaspoons vanilla extract; 3 ripe bananas, mashed; ½ cup buttermilk

Dessert

8 servings

373 cal/serving

Instructions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 350°F and grease and flour a 9-inch round cake pan.

Step 2

Whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and ground cinnamon; set aside.

All-purpose flourBaking powderBaking sodaSaltGround cinnamon

Step 3

Cream together the softened butter and granulated sugar until light and fluffy.

Unsalted butter, softenedGranulated sugar

Step 4

Beat in the eggs one at a time, then add the vanilla extract.

EggsVanilla extract

Step 5

Add the mashed bananas to the butter mixture and mix until well combined.

Ripe bananas, mashedUnsalted butter, softenedGranulated sugarEggsVanilla extract

Step 6

Gradually add the dry ingredient mixture to the banana mixture, alternating with the buttermilk; begin and end with the dry ingredients and mix just until combined.

All-purpose flourBaking powderBaking sodaSaltGround cinnamonButtermilkRipe bananas, mashed

Step 7

Pour the batter into the prepared cake pan and smooth the top.

Step 8

Bake for 45–50 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.

Step 9

Let the cake cool in the pan for about 10 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.

Step 10

Once cooled, frost as desired (cream cheese frosting or powdered sugar) or serve plain.

This recipe is adapted from Wikibooks. It is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International.