Goldberry Grove
Central Cook Book · 1963

Banana Cake

From Mrs. Edmund G. Brown, Executive Mansion, of Sacramento, California.

  • CourseCakes
  • Oven325°F
  • TimeAbout 30 minutes
  • Makes3 layers
  • Ingredients15
  • Steps8

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Cake

Icing

Method

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  1. Step 1: Cream the butter and sugar.

  2. Step 2: Add the egg yolks, then the milk with the soda; mix.

  3. Step 3: Add the flour and baking powder, sifted together.

  4. Step 4: Add the vanilla, bananas and nuts and beat well.

  5. Step 5: Fold in the beaten egg whites.

  6. Step 6: Bake in 3 greased layer pans at 325°F for about ½ hour.

  7. Step 7: For the icing, cream the butter and sugar; add the egg and mix.

  8. Step 8: Add the vanilla, then add cream until the icing is the right consistency to spread.

What we changed or couldn’t read (3)
  • Source reads '1/2 cups butter'; shown as ½ cup.
  • Source reads 'aboutz hour'; shown as about ½ hour.
  • The icing uses a raw egg.
Central Cook Book, 1963. Compiled by The Woman's Club of Logan, Inc., Logan, West Virginia.Transcribed by Goldberry Grove, with thanks to Marshall University.
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