Banana Orange Cake
3 1/4 cups cake flour
1 3/4 tsp. baking powder
1 1/2 tsp. baking soda
1 1/4 tsp. salt
3/4 cup orange juice
1 1/2 tablespoons grated orange peel
4 very ripe bananas
1 cup Crisco
2 cups sugar
4 eggs
1 tsp. vanilla extract
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour 3 - 9 inch cake pans.
Puree bananas in food processor or blender. You should have about 1
2/3 cups. At medium speed of electric mixer, beat shortening, sugar
and orange peel until light and fluffy, about 5 minutes. Beat in
eggs, one at a time, beating well between each egg. Beat in vanilla
and banana puree. Combine dry ingredients. At low speed beat in flour
mixture alternating with orange juice. Pour batter into prepared
pans. Bake 25 to 30 minutes until edges start to pull away from the
sides of the pan. Cool 10 minutes then turn out on racks and cool
completely.
Frosting:
5 1/4 cups confectioners* sugar
6 oz. unsalted butter, softened
1 tbs. grated orange peel
12 oz. cream cheese, softened
Sift confectioners* sugar. With mixer at medium speed beat butter and
orange peel until creamy. Beat in cream cheese until smooth.
Gradually beat in confectioners* sugar. Wait until cake is completely
cool before frosting it.
For what is it to die, but to stand in the sun and melt into the wind?
Kahlil Gibran
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