Banana Cake-Omani Style (With Variations)
- Ready In:
- 40mins
- Ingredients:
- 8
- Serves:
-
10
ingredients
-
Basic
- 1⁄2 cup of softened butter (or melted) or 1/2 cup margarine
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 1⁄2 cups smashed very ripe bananas
- 1 1⁄2 cups white flour
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
directions
- In a mixing bowl, beat the butter, sugar, eggs and vanilla. When it is well mixed, add the mashed bananas and mix inches.
- In a separate bowl combine the flour, baking powder and baking soda. Gradually add the flour mixture to the wet mixture, beating a little after each addition.
- Pour into a lightly greased and floured 9" x 13" cake pan and bake at 350 degrees for about 25 minutes or until a knife inserted near the center comes out clean.
- VARIATION 1: Add 3/4 cup chopped walnuts.
- VARIATION 2: For a chocolate swirled cake – divide the batter in half. To one half add 1/4 cup baking cocoa. Spread the plain half of the batter into the baking pan. Spoon on the cocoa batter and swirl with a knife. Bake as per instructions.
- VARIATION 3: For a chocolate banana cake – add 1/2 cup of baking cocoa to the batter with the flour. Bake as per instructions.
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