2 1/2 Cups Cake Flour, Sifted 1 1/4 Cups (3 Medium) Very Ripe 1 3/4 Cup Sugar -Bananas, Mashed 2 1/4 Teaspoons Baking Powder 2/3 Cup Buttermilk 3/4 Teaspoon Baking Soda 2 Eggs 1 Teaspoon Salt 2/3 Cup Walnuts, Finely Chopped 3/4 Cup Butter, Room Temperature Creamy Butter-Cheese Frosting
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line two 9-inch round cake pans with wax paper. Sift and measure flour, sift again into large bowl with sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Add butter, banana, and 1/3 cup buttermilk. Beat 2 minutes. Add remaining buttermilk and eggs; beat 2 minutes. Fold in walnuts. Pour into prepared pans. Bake 30-35 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out dry. Cook on racks 15 minutes. Remove from pans and cool completely before frosting. Frost with Creamy Butter-Cheese Frosting or Banana Butter-Cheese Frosting variation. Makes 12-16 servings.
Variation: Banana Sheet Cake: Bake in a 13x9x2 inch buttered and floured baking pan at 350 degrees for 40 minutes.
Recipe - Calla Ferre - From Knudsen's Cooking For Compliments, 1977.
Calla Ferre - Santa Cruz County Fair: 1st Place (1984, 1987), 2nd Place (1985)
"One of my really good recipe finds. We don't have an Aunt Vada, but apparently she knew how to cook." - Calla Ferre