Banana Cake

Name: Banana Cake
Yield: 8 or more portions
Ingredients: 1 cup mashed ripe bananas; 1 cup granulated sugar; 3 eggs, separated; 2 cups unbleached all-purpose flour, plus extra for flouring the pans; ½ cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, plus extra for greasing the pans; 1½ cups shelled chopped walnuts; 1 teaspoon baking soda; ½ teaspoon salt; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; ½ cup buttermilk; 1½ to 2 medium-size, firm but ripe bananas, sliced; Cream Cheese Frosting; 1 teaspoon baking powder; Confectioners’ sugar, for dusting the top

Preparation info

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

The Silver Palate Cookbook

By Julee Rosso and Sheila Lukins

Published 1982

About

Ingredients

½ cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, plus extra for greasing the pans
2 cups unbleached all-pu

Dessert
Vegetarian

Method

Preheat the oven to 350°F. Grease and flour two 9-inch layer cake pans.
Cream the butter and granulated sugar together in a mixing bowl. Add the egg yolks and beat well. Add the mashed bananas.
Sift the baking powder, baking soda, and salt to