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Banana Layer Cake

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Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 32 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 12 minutes
Servings: 1 8" Double-Layer round cake
Cuisine: Banana, Cake, Cake Recipe, Cookbook, recipe
Calories: 3470
Ingredients Method Nutrition Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 2 1/4 cup flour
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1/2 cup vegetable oil
  • 1 1/2 cup sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 cup buttermilk
  • 2 tsp vanilla extract dark
  • 3 bananas ripe, mashed

Method
 

  1. Preheat oven to 350°F. Prepare cake rounds with non-stick cooking spray
  2. Combine dry ingredients (flour, baking powder, salt) in medium bowl; set aside.
  3. In large mixing bowl cream sugar and oil until smooth. Add eggs one at a time, beat thoroughly after each addition then beat until fluffy.
  4. Add bananas; mix well. Add vanilla.
  5. Stir baking soda into buttermilk...science!
  6. Alternately add flour and buttermilk to sugar/banana mix, ending w/dry ingredients. Mix well, just until combined.
  7. Divide evenly among prepared pans
  8. Bake cakes approx. 32-36 minutes for 6" rounds, 40 minutes for 8" rounds
  9. Cool cake rounds for 10 minutes before removing cake to cooling rack
  10. Frost when completely cool.

Nutrition

Calories: 3470kcalCarbohydrates: 486gProtein: 79gFat: 132gSaturated Fat: 35gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 4gCholesterol: 439mgSodium: 2581mgPotassium: 2541mgFiber: 27gSugar: 56gVitamin A: 800IUVitamin C: 45.4mgCalcium: 390mgIron: 22mg

Notes

Batter does not rise significantly.   Adapted from: Food Network.

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