Banana Cake Recipe
Ingredients
| Butter | 2/3 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| Sugar | 2/3 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| Juice and grated rind of 1 lemon | ||
| Eggs | 2 | |
| All purpose flour | 1 3/4 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| Cornstarch | 1/2 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| Baking powder | 1 Teaspoon | |
| Pinch each salt, ground ginger, cinnamon, cloves and nutmeg | ||
| Bananas | 4 | |
Directions
MAKING
1. In a bowl, cream the butter and sugar till light and fluffy; add lemon rind and eggs to it and beat to blend
2. In another bowl, sift one and a quarter cup of flour, the cornstarch, salt, spices and baking powder into the creamed mixture and blend them all well
3. With half of this mixture line the bottom of a loose bottomed 9" cake pan that is well greased
4. Bake it for about twenty five minutes at 350° F and allow to cool later
5. Peel the bananas and dice them; sprinkle lemon juice on them adn add to the pan; spread them out well
6. In the rest of cake mixture with the remainder of the flour to make a dough
7. Roll this dough out in a circle, lay it over the filling and seal its edges
8. Bake in the preheated oven for thiry five minutes
SERVING
9. Sprinkle confectioner's sugar, allow to cool and serve
1. In a bowl, cream the butter and sugar till light and fluffy; add lemon rind and eggs to it and beat to blend
2. In another bowl, sift one and a quarter cup of flour, the cornstarch, salt, spices and baking powder into the creamed mixture and blend them all well
3. With half of this mixture line the bottom of a loose bottomed 9" cake pan that is well greased
4. Bake it for about twenty five minutes at 350° F and allow to cool later
5. Peel the bananas and dice them; sprinkle lemon juice on them adn add to the pan; spread them out well
6. In the rest of cake mixture with the remainder of the flour to make a dough
7. Roll this dough out in a circle, lay it over the filling and seal its edges
8. Bake in the preheated oven for thiry five minutes
SERVING
9. Sprinkle confectioner's sugar, allow to cool and serve
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