Banana-Nut Buttermilk Cake

Banana-Nut Buttermilk Cake

sobota, 1 lutego 2014

Banana-Nut Buttermilk Cake

Time: 1 hrs 20 mins

Ingredients

• 1 3/4 cups ripe bananas, mashed (about 5 medium, not pureed)
• 3 teaspoons fresh lemon juice
• 3 cups flour
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 3/4 cup butter, softened (no subs)
• 2 cups white sugar
• 3 eggs
• 3 teaspoons vanilla
• 1 1/2 cups buttermilk (full-fat buttermilk is better to use for this cake)
• 1 cup chopped walnuts

Directions

• 1 Set oven to 350 degrees.
• 2 Grease a 13 x 9-inch baking dish.
• 3 In a small bowl mix together the mashed bananas with lemon juice; set aside.
• 4 In a bowl, sift together flour, baking soda and salt.
• 5 In a large bowl, cream together the 3/4 cup butter and 2 cups sugar until light and fluffy (about 3-4 minutes) or until no sugar granules remain.
• 6 Add in eggs one at a time with vanilla, beating well after each addition.
• 7 Beat in flour mixture alternately with buttermilk.
• 8 Stir in banana mixture with a wooden spoon (do not beat).
• 9 Add in walnuts; stir to combine.
• 10 Transfer to prepared baking pan.
• 11 Bake for about 50 minutes to 1 hour, or until cake tests done.
• 12 Cool completely, and frost with cream cheese, or desired icing.