Super moist and delicious. The perfect cake for when you need to take a dish or family is coming for dinner. There is something special about a cake when you know what is in it and can pronounce all the ingredients.
This is a family recipe from a family friend (thanks, Janet). I have learned to accept gifts of this type. Many are great in an old fashion way (I can’t remember the last time I used a shifter…). If you have a family favorite, email it to me.
Rating:
A solid 4. Add some cream cheese frosting and you can get a 5 out of me.Notes: Cut in half for a more “cooking for two” friendly version. If you don’t have a shifter, just mix the dry ingredients well, and you should be good to go.
Buttermilk note: I used dried buttermilk that I keep on hand. You can use real buttermilk of course or make a substitute with 2/3 cup of milk and two t of vinegar or lemon juice.
Preheat oven to 350.
Sift together 2 1/2 cups AP flour with 1 t salt, 1 1/2 tsp baking powder and baking soda. Set aside.
Mash 3 bananas (riper is better). Set aside.
Combine 2/3 cup butter and 1 1/3 cup sugar. Cream with a stand mixer or hand mixer.
With mixer continuing to run: Add two eggs. Add 1/2 of the flour mixture. 1/3 cup buttermilk. And the mashed bananas. Continue to beat. Add the remainder of the flour mixture and 1/3 cup more of buttermilk. (Buttermilk note: I used dried buttermilk that I keep on hand. You can use real buttermilk of course or make a substitute with 2/3 cup of milk and 2 t of vinegar or lemon juice.). Add 3/4 cup chopped walnuts and fold in well.
Prep 9 by 12 baking pan with a thin coat of butter and a light flour coat.
Add to pan and spread evenly.
Bake for about 40 minutes until toothpick comes out clean.
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Banana Nut Cake
Ingredients
- 2 1/2 cup AP flour
- 1 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2/3 cup butter
- 1 2/3 cup sugar
- 2 eggs
- 2/3 cup buttermilk
- 3 bananas - mashed
- 2/3 cup chopped walnuts
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350.
- Sift together 2 1/2 cups AP flour with 1 t salt, 1 1/2 tsp baking powder and baking soda. Set aside.
- Mash 3 bananas (riper is better). Set aside.
- Combine 2/3 cup butter and 1 1/3 cup sugar. Cream with a stand mixer or hand mixer.
- With mixer continuing to run: Add two eggs. Add 1/2 of the flour mixture. 1/3 cup buttermilk. And the mashed bananas. Continue to beat. Add the remainder of the flour mixture and 1/3 cup more of buttermilk. (Buttermilk note: I used dried buttermilk that I keep on hand. You can use real buttermilk of course or make a substitute with 2/3 cup of milk and 2 t of vinegar or lemon juice.). Add 3/4 cup chopped walnuts and fold in well.
- Prep 9 by 12 baking pan with a thin coat of butter and a light flour coat.
- Add to pan and spread evenly.
- Bake for about 40 minutes until toothpick comes out clean.
Have a question or something not clear? Ask in the comments.
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Nutrition is for one serving. Number of servings is stated above and is my estimate of normal serving size for this recipe.
All nutritional information are estimates and may vary from your actual results. This is home cooking, and there are many variables. To taste ingredients such as salt will be my estimate of the average used.
If you like this recipe or find it useful, the pleasure of a nice 4 or 5 rating would be greatly appreciated.
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Cyndy Simpkins Hugghins
June 27, 2017 at 5:26 pmCan a Bundt pan be used?
DrDan
June 27, 2017 at 6:35 pmI don’t have a bundt pan so I have never done it. I’m sure it’s possible. Some bundt pans are huge and need about double this amount of cake. Also cooking time may be increased some. So the answer is I don’t know.
Dan