Banana Cake Recipes

Here are two great banana cakes. Both are made from scratch. They are both very moist and delicious.








Hummingbird Cake

• 3 cups flour
• 2 cups sugar
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon soda
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 3 eggs, beaten
• 1 1/2 cups vegetable oil
• 1 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 8 oz. can crushed pineapple
• 2 cups chopped nuts
• 2 cups chopped ripe bananas

Put the dry ingredients in a large mixing bowl. Add eggs, oil and stir until moist. Do not beat. Add vanilla, pineapple, nuts and bananas. Pour into 4 well greased 9 inch pans. Bake 25 - 30 minutes at 350 degrees. Frost this cake with cream cheese frosting. The recipe is below.



Tropical Banana Cake

• 2 1/2 cup sifted cake flour
• 1 2/3 cups sugar
• 1 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon soda
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2/3 cup shortening
• 1 1/4 cup mashed bananas
• 2 large eggs
• 2/3 cup buttermilk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla

Sift together into a large bowl flour, sugar, baking powder, soda and salt. Add shortening, bananas and 1/3 cup buttermilk. Stir to dampen flour. Beat with electric mixer 2 minutes. Add remaining buttermilk, eggs and vanilla. Beat 2 minutes. Pour into 2 paper-lined 9-inch pans. Bake 30 to 35 minutes in a 350 degree oven. Now while our cake is cooling, we move on to the frosting.


 By Glenda Altman