Banana Cake

The outcome of this hassle-free cake was not what I had initially planned. I started out making a cobbler, but I ended up with this instead. Some of the best inventions came about by accident.

Ingredients:

• 2½ - 3 cups flour
• 2 bananas (sliced)
• 1 tbsp baking powder
• 1½ cups sugar
• ¼ tsp salt
• ½ cup evaporated milk
• ½ cup canola oil or 1 cup melted butter
• 1 tsp ground cinnamon

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Sift flour and baking powder in a mixing bowl, add remaining dry ingredients and mix well.
3. Add milk and oil, beat until smooth.
4. Pour batter in a large greased baking pan.
5. Place banana slices on top of batter.
6. Bake for 30 to 45 minutes (or perform the toothpick test).

Oversized Banana Muffins

Muffins are definitely a way to go when I'm in no mood for baking cookies, pies or cakes. These over-sized banana muffins are a result of my unwillingness to freeze or dispose of the extra muffin batter. Normally, I should have used only 2 cups of flour, but instead I decided to add a bit more (about ¼ cup).

Ingredients:

• 2¼ cups flour
• 2 tsp baking powder
• 2 ripe bananas (mashed)
• 1 tsp ground cinnamon
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 stick butter
• 2 eggs
• ½ cup evaporated milk

Directions:

1.     Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

2.     Cream butter in a mixing bowl

3.     Add eggs and milk

4.     Sift dry ingredients and add to butter and eggs mixture.

5.     Blend in mashed bananas.

6.     Fill greased muffin tin (to the very top) and bake for about 20 – 25 minutes.

(Makes 12 muffins)