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

Make Chocolate Cake

This is a very good chocolate cake recipe that is healthy and you won't have to hear that same old advice from your doctor as to why shouldn't you eat chocolate cake!






Ingredients to make a chocolate cake:
1 cup soy milk
3/4 cup cocoa powder
1 cup unsweetened applesauce
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
2 cups whole wheat flour
1-1/2 cups raw sugar
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon sea salt
4 egg whites (large), at room temperature
Preparation on how to make a chocolate cake:
1. Heat up oven to 350 degrees. Spread out two 9-inch round cake pans or one 9x13x2-inch pan with vegetable oil cooking spray and sprinkle with whole-wheat flour.
2.Heat the soymilk in a medium size saucepan until its hardly boiled. Remove from heat and whisk in the cocoa until thickened and almost smooth (some tiny lumps will remain). Let stand 2 to 3 minutes to cool slightly. Whisk in the applesauce and vanilla extract.
3.Mix the flour, 1-1/4 cups of the raw sugar, the baking powder, soda, and sea salt in a large bowl.
4.Beat the egg whites in a medium size bowl with an electric mixer until thick and foamy. Gradually beat in the remaining 1/4 cup of raw sugar and continue beating until stiff peaks form when the beaters are lifted.
5.Pour the cocoa mixture over the whole-wheat flour. Stir just until blended.
6.With a rubber spatula, gently stir about a quarter of the egg whites into the whole-wheat flour mixture. Fold in the remaining egg whites until no white streaks remain. Pour into the prepared pan or pans.
7.Bake for 25 to 30 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool completely. Garnish with your favorite fresh fruit.
VANILLA FROSTING
2 egg whites, at room temperature
1/2-teaspoon cream of tartar
1/4-cup honey
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1-cup instant nonfat dry milk powder
1.In a bowl, beat the egg whites until foamy. Add the cream of tartar and continue beating, adding the honey and vanilla.
2.Gradually add the nonfat dry milk powder, beating constantly, until the frosting is a good spreading consistency.
It's not so hard to make a chocolate cake! Enjoy!

By Krissy Leighton