Banana Cake With Crunchy Topping
- Cake
- 2 cups sifted cake flour
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 3/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 1/3 cups granulated sugar
- 1 cup shortening (I use Golden Crisco)
- 1/2 cup sour milk (milk with 2 tbsp. vinegar or lemon juice works too)
- 1 cup mashed ripe banana (I use 1 1/2 cups for a really moist cake)
- 2 eggs
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- Topping
- 1/4 cup margarine or 1/4 cup butter
- 3/4 cup light brown sugar
- 1/2 cup shredded coconut
- 1/4 cup chopped nuts (I use ground almonds)
- Sift flour, baking powder, soda, salt and sugar in a mixing bowl.
- Cut in shortening until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
- Add in mashed bananas and sour milk.
- Mix by hand 300 strokes or in a mixer at low speed for 2 minutes.
- Add eggs and vanilla.
- Beat for 1 minute on low speed or by hand 150 strokes.
- Spread into an 8x10 inch pan or 9x9 inch pan that is greased only on the bottom Bake at 375 degrees for 35-42 minutes.
- While the cake is cooking prepare crunchy topping.
- Cream butter and sugar.
- Add coconut and nuts.
- Remove cake from oven and turn dial to broil.
- Spread crunchy topping (I usually make 1 and a half times the topping recipe) over hot cake and broil until sugar is bubbly and topping is browned (Approximatley 3 minutes).
cake, cake flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, sugar, shortening, sour milk, mashed ripe banana, eggs, vanilla, topping, margarine, light brown sugar, shredded coconut, nuts
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/banana-cake-with-crunchy-topping-34358 (may not work)