Sugar Dusted Banana Cake Recipes

BANANA CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F and spray a 9X13 baking pan with non stick cooking spray or grease and flour the pan.
• Mix the milik and lemon juice together and set aside.
• With a hand held mixer or stand up mixer combine the butter and both of the sugars until well combined. Add in the eggs one at a time. Then add in the vanilla extract. Mix on high spreed until the mixture is light and fluffy.
• Then mix in the flour, baking soda and salt in a medium size bowl. Gradually add the flour mixture and milk mixture to the butter mix. Alternate adding each one in until both are fully added.
• Gently stir in the mashed bananas.
• Pour the mixture into the 9X13 pan.
• Baked for 40-45 minutes until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Watch closely as baking times vary.
• Remove the oven and place the cake on a wire rack to cool completely.
• While the cake is cooling, create the frosting. Beat together the cream cheese and butter until smooth. Gradually add in the powdered sugar 1 cup at a time and mix in between each cup until the frosting is the thickness that you desire. Stir in the vanilla extract.
• Spread the cream cheese frosting over the cake, refrigerate for at least 30 minutes and then slice, serve and enjoy!

BANANA UPSIDE-DOWN CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour 2 (8 inch) pans. Combine butter and brown sugar, divide and spread evenly between the 2 pans. Sprinkle pecans evenly over both brown sugar mixtures, arrange banana slices evenly over each.
• Prepare cake mix according to package instructions. Divide batter into the 2 pans.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 40 to 45 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean. Turn cakes upside down on a platter or plate, gently tap bottom and carefully remove pans, replacing caramel mixture that sticks to pan.

SUGAR-FREE BANANA BREAD

Steps:

• Grown ups: Preheat the oven to 180C/ 160C fan/ gas mark 4. Grease and line a 450g loaf/1lb tin with baking parchment.
• Children: Weigh the flour, baking powder, cinnamon and sultanas into a bowl and mix with a wooden spoon. Then weigh the butter, vanilla essence, egg, milk and mashed bananas and put into another bowl or jug and mix with a small balloon whisk or fork. Pour the 'wet' banana mixture into the 'dry' flour mixture and combine thoroughly with a wooden spoon. Weighing needs to be very accurate when baking so help older children to measure carefully. Younger children can also get involved by spooning or pouring into the scales with adult supervision. Younger children can also beat the egg with a fork and mash the banana with a potato masher.
• Grown ups: Pour the cake mixture into the prepared tin and bake for 30 - 40 mins or until a skewer inserted in the middle comes out clean. Remove from the oven, allow to cool in the tin for 10 mins then turn out.
• Children: Drizzle with agave syrup if using.

BANANA CHIFFON CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a large mixing bowl, whisk together flour, granulated sugar, baking powder, and salt; set aside. In a medium bowl, mash banana. Add oil, egg yolks, vanilla, and 3/4 cup cold water; mix to combine. Add to flour mixture, and whisk batter until smooth.
• In a large bowl, place egg whites and cream of tartar; using an electric mixer, beat until stiff peaks form. With a rubber spatula, gently fold into batter just until combined (do not overmix). Pour into a 10-inch angel-food cake pan with legs. Bake until a toothpick inserted into center of cake comes out clean, about 55 minutes. Invert pan onto legs over counter; let cool completely. Reinvert pan, and run a thin metal spatula around edge to release onto platter. Dust with confectioners' sugar. Serve.

BANANAS 'N' CREAM TUBE PAN CAKE

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream the shortening and sugar until light and fluffy. Add the eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in vanilla. Add bananas and mix well. Combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt; add to the creamed mixture alternately with sour cream, stirring just until combined. Stir in walnuts. , Pour into a greased and floured 10-in. fluted tube pan. Bake at 350° for 50-55 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack to cool completely. Dust with confectioners' sugar.