Banana Wedding Cake
Jean & Ken's Wedding Cake 1977 – It's wonderful how food can take you right back to a specific moment in time.
Ingredients
- 2 C. Ripe Bananas Mashed
- 2 C. Sugar
- 1 C. Oil
- 2 Eggs beaten
- 1 tsp. Vanilla Extract I like vanilla, so often use more
- 3 C. Flour sifted
- 1 tsp. Ground Nutmeg
- 2 tsp. Baking Soda
- 2 tbsp. Hot Water
- 1 C. Walnuts chopped – optional
Cream Cheese Frosting:
- 1 Tbsp. Butter
- 3 Tbsp. Canned or Whole Milk
- 8 oz. Cream Cheese softened
- 1 tsp. Vanilla Extract
- 1 Lb. Powdered Sugar Approximately 1lb to make consistency right
Mix together well until smooth.
Instructions
- Beat oil and sugar well; add eggs and vanilla.
- Mix nutmeg and flour together; add to oil and sugar mixture, alternating with the soda dissolved in the hot water.
- Mix well.
- Stir in bananas and nuts (if using), till well-mixed.
- Bake in greased and floured pans @ 350° F.
- Tube pan = 1 hr.
- 2 loaf pans = 35-45″
- 9″x12″ pan = 35-45″
- Cover cake pans with damp cloths around sides to keep the cakes tops flatter.
- Cool in pans about 10 min, then turn onto racks and keep lightly covered until cooled completely.
- Frost with Cream Cheese Frosting and then, especially, Enjoy!!
