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).

Simple Vanilla Cake

If you’re looking for a quick, easy, yet scrumptious cake, then you would love this vanilla cake recipe.

Ingredients:

• 1 package of French Vanilla cake mix (Pillsbury)
• 1 cup flour
• ½ tsp baking powder
• ½ tsp ground cinnamon
• 3 eggs
• 1 cup milk
• ¼ cup water
• ¼ cup cooking oil

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Grease and lightly flour baking pan (8½ x 11 x 2).
3. Sift dry ingredients in a bowl and set aside.
4. In a large mixing bowl beat eggs, add milk, water and oil.
5. Gradually mix in dry ingredients and beat until smooth.
6. Pour batter in pan and bake for 45 minutes to an hour or until toothpick inserted in the center of the cake comes out clean.
7. Allow to cool before frosting.

Frosting:

• 1 stick butter (softened)
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 2 cups confectioners’ sugar

1. Sift confectioner’s sugar in a mixing bowl.
2. Add butter and vanilla and blend with electric mixer.
3. If it is too stiff add a bit of milk. Add more sugar if it is not stiff enough.