* Exported from MasterCook *

                  Banana Cake With Peanut Butter Frosting

Recipe By     :Family Circle® All-Time Favorite Recipes
Serving Size  : 12    Preparation Time :0:00
Categories    : Banana                          Christmas
                 Quick Breads

   Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
   2               cups  sifted all-purpose flour
   1           teaspoon  baking soda
   1           teaspoon  baking powder
      1/2      teaspoon  salt
      3/4           cup  (1 1/2 sticks) unsalted butter or
                         margarine -- at room temperature
   1 1/2           cups  sugar
   2                     eggs
   3             medium  bananas -- mashed
   1         tablespoon  vanilla
      1/2           cup  buttermilk
      1/2           cup  finely chopped pecans
                         peanut butter frosting * -- * recipe below
                         DECORATIONS:
                         sliced bananas
                         lemon juice
                         chopped pecans

1. Heat oven to 375º. Coat two 9-inch round cake 
pans with nonstick cooking spray. Line bottoms 
with waxed paper. Coat paper. 2. Sift together 
flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt onto 
a sheet of waxed paper. 3. Beat butter and sugar 
in a large bowl on medium speed until light and 
fluffy. Beat in eggs, mashed bananas, and 
vanilla; beat 2 minutes. On low speed, beat in 
flour mixture alternately with buttermilk, 
beating after each addition. Fold in pecans. 
Spread batter in prepared pans. 4. Bake in heated 
375º oven 25 minutes or until a wooden pick 
inserted in center comes out clean. Cool cakes in 
pans on wire racks 10 minutes. Invert cakes onto 
racks to cool completely. 5. Remove waxed paper. 
Stack layers, spreading Peanut Butter Frosting 
between layers and over top and sides of cake. 6. 
To decorate, dip banana slices in lemon juice and 
place on top of cake. Sprinkle with chopped pecans.

* PEANUT BUTTER FROSTING: Beat 4 ounces 
room-temperature cream cheese, 1/4 cup (1/2 
stick) room-temperature butter and 2 tablespoons 
milk in a large bowl until smooth. Gradually beat 
in 1 box (1-pound) confectioners' sugar until 
creamy and smooth. Fold in 1/2 cup peanut butter. 
Stir in 1 tablespoon vanilla and, if needed, 1 
tablespoon milk until smooth.  Makes 2 2/3 cups.

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Per Serving (excluding unknown items): 213 
Calories; 1g Fat (5.2% calories from fat); 4g 
Protein; 47g Carbohydrate; 1g Dietary Fiber; 36mg 
Cholesterol; 258mg Sodium.  Exchanges: 1 
Grain(Starch); 0 Lean Meat; 1/2 Fruit; 0 Non-Fat 
Milk; 0 Fat; 1 1/2 Other Carbohydrates.

NOTES : From the files of zosha: downloaded from kathys Recipes

Nutr. Assoc. : 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0



You can't prevent Trouble from coming to visit, 
but you don't have to offer it a chair.

Deirdre Dee (zosha)





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