When you invite me over...
It's not an option. It's almost a compulsion. I see it as an opportunity. If you invite me over People I'm going to bring something. I know that you probably don't need it and that you've told me not to bring anything but PLEASE! You have to understand. I NEED to bring something. I get to share. I get to make something Special. It's bizarre. It's not rational. But there it is and I'm not fighting it anymore. So...
Off we go to a friends for lunch (on a Monday! March Break is Awesome!) and coming with us is Banana Cake with Cream Cheese icing. After all, I did have the bananas in the freezer. They were calling me! We had much to celebrate after all! It's March Break right? As it turns out, our friends put a candle in the cake and we sang and everything. . . and why not?! These kids are so cute it should be their birthday everyday. See for yourselves:
I made this cake after comparing two recipes. I was checking both the Silver Palate Cookbook recipe and the Complete Magnolia Bakery Cookbook. I ended up falling more on the side of Magnolia only because it involved Buttermilk more than anything else and I wanted to see what the result would be. I did cut the sugar content in the recipe from 2 cups to 1 1/2 and in future (after I've tried this one out) I would consider adding toasted walnuts to the cake batter as well.
Lastly, the recipe called for White Chocolate Cream Cheese icing. I've opted here for simple Cream Cheese icing alone. The thought of something a little tangier appealed to me.
Banana Cake with Cream Cheese Icing
makes a two tiered round cake
3 cups cake and pastry flour1 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp salt
1/2 tsp baking powder
1 cup unsalted butter
1 1/2 cups of sugar
3 large eggs (room temperature)
1 1/2 cups mashed, very ripe bananas
6 tbsp buttermilk
1 1/2 tsp vanilla
Cake:
Cake:
Preheat oven to 325 degrees F
butter and flour two 9 inch round pans. 
Sift together the flour, baking soda, salt and baking powder in a bowl and set aside. Combine the buttermilk and vanilla in a small bowl and set aside.
Cream the butter until soft and fluffy. Gradually add the sugar and beat until fluffy. Add the eggs one at a time mixing each egg in completely.
Add the mashed bananas and mix well. Add half the dry ingredients and mix completely. Add the buttermilk and vanilla and mix well. Add in the rest of the dry ingredients and mix thoroughly.
Pour half of the batter into each of the two pans and bake between 40 and 50 min. Test with a cake tester to make sure the batter is baked through. Cool completely before icing.
Icing:
1 pkg (4 oz) of cream cheese (not the spreadable stuff)
4 - 5 cups of icing sugar, sifted
1 - 2 tbsp of butter
Making sure that all ingredients are at room temperature mix together until you get to the desired consistency. Yes Peeps - I didn't dress this one up at all today!
It was great for us to get together with new friends. Our kids had a great time.Icing:
1 pkg (4 oz) of cream cheese (not the spreadable stuff)
4 - 5 cups of icing sugar, sifted
1 - 2 tbsp of butter
Making sure that all ingredients are at room temperature mix together until you get to the desired consistency. Yes Peeps - I didn't dress this one up at all today!
We got fantastic burgers - we've all decided that the battle for the best burger is on... Now!
And after some great cake...
We went for a walk in the park. On a fantastic day! All around fantastic day! Thanks Fell family!!!
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- Wanda Thorne
- St Michael's Choir School is celebrating it's 75th anniversary year of service to St Michael's Cathedral. Part of the school celebration is a trip to Italy where our boys from Grades 5 - 12 will be performing and celebrating Mass. This blog will be chronicling our adventures. Wanda Thorne is the Vocal Coach at St Michael's Choir School. Gerard Lewis is the Grade 7/8 Homeroom teacher at the Choir School.
About Me
- Wanda Thorne
- St Michael's Choir School is celebrating it's 75th anniversary year of service to St Michael's Cathedral. Part of the school celebration is a trip to Italy where our boys from Grades 5 - 12 will be performing and celebrating Mass. This blog will be chronicling our adventures. Wanda Thorne is the Vocal Coach at St Michael's Choir School. Gerard Lewis is the Grade 7/8 Homeroom teacher at the Choir School.
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