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The “You Just Have to Make It” Banana Cake!

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This recipe is absolutely divine, so incredibly moist a truly amazing banana cake, you just have to make it!

Crazy Banana Cake 1 I love a good banana cake, I always use my Grandmas recipe as it is tasty, delicious and close to my heart. But when I came across this recipe I had to try it, it sounded weird and fabulous which is right up my ally! And oh my goodness it is absolutely amazing!!!

I cannot stress enough how gorgeous this cake is, moist as a moist thing, easy to make, tasty, huge and with my easy Lemon Icing absolutely delicious!

There are some odd things about this recipe, I have found it in dozens of places online so have no idea where the original recipe comes from, I found it on Happy Hooligans page but you can find the same recipe or similar in lots of places. Often it comes with a cream cheese frosting but I wanted to try it with a fluffy lemon icing and it was just lovely! As you can see I went over the top with the frosting, but you can happily halve the recipe I have included and have a thinner layer and still be pretty happy with yourself!

So onto the odd things, firstly it is cooked at 135 Degrees Celsius! Yep, not a typo, cooked long and slow, for around 1 hour 10 mins in my oven. THEN once out of the oven you put it straight in the freezer for 45 minutes, yep that is what it says! Now I suspect that the cake would still remain moist and delicious if you missed this step but hey – it works so why not! The theory is that it helps retain its moistness. I am not one for changing things too much so if this works then lets do it. I popped a wooden board in the freezer to protect the other food and in it went!

CraZy Banana Cake 2

Then I got it out of the freezer and smothered it in delicious Lemon Frosting and it was being served an hour later to a team of hungry Mums who were well impressed! You will have to excuse the photos, I forgot to take some and by then it was nearly all gone! 😀

I made this recipe in my roasting dish, the original recipe calls for 9 in x 13 in (22cm x 33cm) feel free to use what you have but amend cooking time accordingly – the deeper it is the longer it will need to cook – it’s a lot of batter so go large! Be mindful you will need to use a dish that can go from oven hot to the freezer without breaking.

I have a few other banana recipes if you have extras after making this, try them soon

Banana Cake for a Crowd

Grandma’s Banana Cake

Banana, Chocolate & Cinnamon Muffins

Easy Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins

Banana & Coconut Muffins

I just know you will love this recipe to use up any past their best Bananas, it certainly smelt and looked fabulous!

Amazing Banana Cake

Amazing Banana Cake

Yield: 30
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 1 hour 50 minutes
Total Time: 2 hours 10 minutes

Ingredients

  • 1.5 Cups very ripe Bananas (3 fresh bananas or 4 thawed, previously frozen bananas)
  • 2 tsp Lemon Juice, 10mls
  • 3 Cups All-Purpose Plain Flour, 390 grams
  • 1.5 tsp Baking Soda
  • ¼ tsp Salt
  • 175 grams Butter - softened to room temp
  • 2 Cups Sugar, 450 grams
  • 3 Eggs, large
  • 2 tsp Vanilla, 10 mls
  • 1.5 cups buttermilk (OR milk soured with one tbsp white vinegar or lemon juice), 375mls

~Lemon Frosting~

  • 100g softened butter - room temp
  • 6 cups icing sugar (confectioners sugar), 900 grams
  • 6-8 Tablespoons Fresh Lemon Juice, 90-120mls

Instructions

  • Pre-heat oven to 135 Degrees Celcius
  • Prepare your 22cm x 33cm Cake Tin or Roasting Dish, best to spray lightly with oil and add baking paper - makes lifting cake out later easier!
  • Mash banana and mix with lemon juice and set aside.
  • In a medium bowl, mix flour, baking soda and salt and set aside.
  • If you're making your own buttermilk, combine milk and vinegar (or lemon juice) in a small bowl, and set aside.
  • In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar, I used my food mixer for this
  • Beat in eggs, one at a time.
  • Stir in vanilla.
  • Gently beat in flour mixture a little at a time alternating with buttermilk.
  • Stir in bananas.
  • Pour into cake pan and bake 1 hour and 10 mins (or until knife comes out clean). *if need be, cook longer, checking every 10 minutes until cake is fully cooked. And no you do not need to adjust temperature!
  • Immediately place in freezer for 45 minutes. (if not completely cool upon removal from freezer, let cool further before icing).
  • Remove from tin and cool completely
  • ~*~Icing~*~ Remember you can halve this recipe if you want a thinner layer
  • In a large bowl add softened butter, icing sugar and lemon juice, using electric beater or food mixer beat well until icing comes together and begins to fluff up to right consistency - feel free to add some more lemon juice if you feel it is not the right consistency, a little at a time.
  • Spread over the cake, if not eating right away store in an airtight container until ready to serve.
  • Un-iced cake will freeze well. Wrap well in plastic wrap and store until needed.
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    © Just a Mum

    This is such a fun recipe to make, you will absolutely love it, takes moist banana cake to a whole other level!!

    Crazy Banana Cake 1

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    Comments

    1. Lekei Falanitule says

      Why do you have to put it in the freezer. Why cant it just cool on a wire rack

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      • justamumnz says

        You are definitely welcome to alter any recipe to suit your tastes, of course sometimes the outcome may differ.

        Reply

    5. Benita says

      Hello Anna , Thankyou very much for this lovely and simple recipe …I baked the cake today and the cake was almost pale yellow in colour on the top, not the usual browning that happens when we bake a cake ..is it the right colour ? The cake is soft and fine but just the colour I was doubtful about

      Reply

    8. Michelle G says

      Love this cake can whip it up in no time and it is always a hit
      The flavour is amazing with the buttermilk, I always get asked for this recipe and I point people in your direction for lovely recipes
      Keep up the great work

      Reply

    9. Michele says

      This was fun to make and our mainly music mums loved it. Thanks for sharing, it came just at the right time!

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      • justamumnz says

        Awesome! I made it for my little music group too! Great to have a quick but massive cake! lol

        Reply

    13. Michelle says

      Made this today and have commented on TM on your ANZAC thread
      Lovely tasty and easy to make, l used a 250 g tub of sour cream mixed with 1/2 cup of milk and it worked really well as l didn’t have enough milk and no buttermilk
      The batter without the bananas would make a nice plain cake or you could use it to as a base to make so many different cakes
      Thank you for putting the recipe up l will use it regularly
      would post pictures but not sure how

      Reply

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