Banana Cake

Name: Banana Cake
Yield: 8
Ingredients: 2 c. all-purpose flour; 1 1/2 tsp. baking powder; 1 tsp. baking soda; 3/4 tsp. salt; 3/4 c. sugar; 1/2 c. butter; 1/2 c. buttermilk, yogurt, or milk; 2 eggs; 1 tsp. vanilla; 2 ripe bananas; 1/4 c. all-purpose flour; 1/4 c. dark brown sugar; 1/4 c. butter

Published: May 16, 2012

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Buttermilk is best for this recipe, but feel free to substitute a combination of milk and plain yogurt, or milk alone. From the book Lucinda's Authentic Jamaican Kitchen, by Lucinda Scala Quinn (Wiley).

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Ingredients

For the Cake:

2 cups all-purpose flour
1 1/2 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. baking soda
3/4 tsp. salt
3/4 cup sugar
1/2 cup butter
1/2 cup buttermilk, yogurt, or milk
2 eggs
1 tsp. vanilla
2 ripe bananas

For the Topping:

1/4 cup all-purpose flour
1/4 cup dark brown sugar
1/4 cup butter

Directions

1. Step 1Preheat the oven to 300 degrees F. In a large bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and sugar. Blend in the melted butter, mixing together until moist. Add 1/4 cup of the buttermilk and combine.
2. Step 2In a separate bowl, combine the other 1/4 cup of buttermilk with the eggs and blend into the flour mixture. Add the vanilla and mashed bananas. Beat for 1 minute. Place the batter in a greased 9- by 13- by 2-inch pan.
3. Step 3To make the topping, squeeze the flour, brown sugar, and butter together with your hands. Crumble the topping evenly over the batter. Bake for 35 to 40 minutes. When the cake is done, an inserted toothpick or fork should come out clean from the center.
  
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