Banana Cake Recipe

I love love love banana cake. This is my favorite recipe. You can use it to make a whole/normal cake, I just made these smaller muffin ones so that they would be easier to take to work. You can also frost them with a simple vanilla frosting which is amazing with the banana flavor.

1. Put 2 teaspoons of lemon juice in the bottom of a 1 cup measuring cup. Then fill the cup with milk until it is 3/4 full. (so 3/4 cup of lemon/milk mixture). Let this sit while you mix the rest so that the milk sours.

2. Mix together 2 1/3 cups of flour, 1 2/3 cups of sugar, 1 1/4 teaspoon baking powder, 1 teaspoon baking soda, 1 teaspoon of salt.

3. Mash up two large extra ripe banana's and blend into dry mixture with 2/3 cup of shortening. (HINT: when bananas start to go bad just throw them in the freezer. Then when you need them in a recipe you can unthaw them a bit and cut the banana out. Then they are already mushy.)

4. Add soured milk and beat for two minutes. Add 2 eggs and beat for two more mintues.

5. Pour into lightly greased cake or muffin or cupcake pans. Bake at 350 degrees for 20-35 minutes. It's important not to over bake it because it tends to get dry quickly.