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Banana Cake

This is a very moist cake, almost like a steamed pudding and is so delicious. It needs no icing, frosting or dusting of powdered sugar.

What you need

  1. 1/2 cup butter or margarine
  2. 1/2 cup dark brown sugar
  3. 3 eggs
  4. 4 bananas
  5. 2 tsp ground cinnamon
  6. 1 tsp baking powder
  7. 2 tbl boiling milk
  8. 1 1/2 cups unbleached white flour
  9. 1 tsp baking powder

How to make it

  1. preheat oven to 375º
  2. Melt butter and sugar together until sugar dissolves - cool slightly
  3. Mash the bananas with cinnamon and add to the butter/sugar
  4. Beat in the eggs
  5. Bring milk to boiling in a saucepan
  6. Add 1 tsp baking powder (watch out - this is a dramatic chemical reaction)
  7. Add to banana mixture
  8. Add 1 tsp baking powder to flour
  9. Add flour to banana mixture and blend
  10. Place in an 8 x 8 inch square pan and bake for 1 hour
  11. Remove from oven and cool before slicing

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