Amish Classic Banana Cake Recipes

AMISH BANANA CAKE

Steps:

• 1. Cream butter and sugar together
• 2. Add well beaten eggs. To this mixture, add the sour milk alternately with the sifted flour.
• 3. Add creamed bananas and vanilla extract.
• 4. Beat with an egg beater,or by fork.may be lumpy due to bananas,and or pecans if u add pecans.
• 5. Grease and flour a pan and bake cake at 350 degrees F for about 40 minutes. Cool before removing from pan.

AMISH BANANA NUT CAKE WITH PENUCHE FROSTING

Steps:

• For the cake, cream the shortening and sugar together until fluffy; add eggs, one at a time, beat after each.
• Blend dry ingredients and add alternately with buttermilk; stir in bananas and walnuts.
• Bake at 350°F in two greased 9 inch cake pans for 35 or 40 minutes.
• Wait 10 minutes to remove from pan.
• Let cool completely before frosting.
• For the frosting, melt the butter in a saucepan, stir in the brown sugar and bring to boil.
• Reduce the heat and simmer 2 minutes, stirring; add the milk and bring back to boil, stirring.
• Pour into a mixing bowl and add the salt and vanilla; gradually beat in the powdered sugar until spreading consistency.
• Frost the cake between the layers, top, then sides.

AMISH CLASSIC BANANA CAKE RECIPE

Steps:

• Cream butter and sugar. Beat in eggs and vanilla. Blend in mashed bananas. Dissolve soda in buttermilk and set aside. Ub a separate bowl, sift together baking powder, flour, and salt. Blend dry ingredients into banana-egg mixture alternately with buttermilk. Beat well. Pour into a 9 X 13-inch pan and bake at 350.

AMISH CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.and grease and flour bottom of 9x13 pan.
• For cake: cream butter and sugar together until fluffy.
• Blend in buttermilk or sour milk and 2 teaspoons of baking soda, there should be some foaming.
• Add 3 cups flour and mix until blended.
• Add vanilla last.
• Pour batter into prepared pan and Bake 25-30 minutes or until knife inserted comes out clean.
• For topping: blend soft butter, milk, brown sugar and nuts in a small bowl.
• When cake comes out of oven and is still warm, spread with topping mixture and return to oven to bake until bubbly. About 1-2 minutes.
• Remove from oven again and cool.

AMISH FRIENDSHIP CAKE

Steps:

• To Make Starter: Dissolve yeast in warm water. Add 1 tablespoon white sugar, 1 tablespoon vinegar, 1/2 teaspoon salt, 1 cup of the flour, and 1 cup of the milk in a non-metal bowl and stir with a non-metal spoon until creamy. Cover bowl with plastic wrap and let stand in a warm place for two days to ferment. It will become bubbly and have a sour odor. Do not place in refrigerator. On second day, third day, and fourth day: stir. On fifth day, add 1 cup flour, 1 cup sugar, 1 cup milk, and stir. On sixth, seventh, eighth, and ninth day: stir. On tenth day add 1 cup flour, 1 cup sugar, and 1 cup milk. Reserve 1 cup starter; pour remaining starter, 1 cup each, into 3 containers to give away to friends if desired. Starter is enough for 8 loaves.
• To Make Cakes: Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease two 8 or 9 inch loaf pans.
• Mix 1 cup of the starter, oil, baking powder, eggs, 1 cup of the sugar, 2 cups of the flour, 1/4 teaspoon of the salt, vanilla, and chopped nuts. Stir in the baking soda just before pouring the batter into the prepared pans.
• Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 45 minutes to 1 hour. Bananas, dates, or raisins can be added for variety.