Peanut Butter Banana Bread

Preheat to 325F


1/2 cup butter
1 cup sugar
2 eggs
Beat
Add 1/2 cup peanut butter
2 mashed bananas

2 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
mix
fold in 1/2 cup chopped walnuts or peanuts
bake for 70 minutes or until toothpick comes clean

Upside Down Banana Muffins

non-stick cooking spray

4 tbsp unsalted butter

1/2 cup dark brown sugar, packed

4 ripe bananas

 

Muffins:

1 cup unbleached all-purpose flour

2 tsp baking powder

1/2 tsp freshly grated nutmeg 

pinch of salt

1/2 cup dark brown sugar, packed

1/3 cup canola oil

2 large eggs, room temperature

3 tbsp whole milk

3 tbsp dark rum

1 tsp vanilla extract

Position a rack in the center of the oven and preheat to 375 F. Lightly spray a 12 cup muffin pan with cooking spray.

 

To prepare the pans, place 2 teaspoons of the butter and 2 teaspoons of the brown sugar in each muffin cup. Bake until the mixture in each cup is melted and bubbly, about 10 minutes. Remove the pan from the oven and cool for a few minutes. Peel the bananas and cut them on a diagonal into 48 thin slices. In each muffin cup, place two banana slices on the bottom and two banana slices along the sides. 

To make the muffins, sift together the flour, baking powder, nutmeg, and salt in a medium sized bowl. In a separate bowl, whisk together the brown sugar, oil, eggs, milk, rum, and vanilla. Make a well in the center of the dry ingredients, add the egg mixture, and stir just until blended. Do not overbeat. Divide evenly among the prepared muffin cups, filling them as full as possible (be sure to divide them evenly, they will be about 3/4 way full).

Bake until the center of a muffin springs back when pressed gently with your finger, about 18 minutes. Immediately invert and unmold the muffins onto a wire rack. Cool briefly and serve. The muffins are best the day they are made.

Chocolate Glazed Banana Cake

1 teaspoon vegetable shortening
1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
3 cups cake flour; sifted
1 tablespoon baking powder
1/3 cup plus 1 tablespoon butter; softened or 1/2 cup margarine; softened
3 large eggs
1 1/2 cups ripe bananas; mashed
1/3 cup low-fat buttermilk

Chocolate glaze, optional:

1 cup unsifted powdered sugar
1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1 1/2 (1 ounce squares) unsweetened chocolate
1/4 cup boiling water

Lightly brush two (9-inch) layer cake pans or 13 x 9 inch baking pan with shortening, then dust with all-purpose flour. Sift cake flour with baking powder and set aside. Cream butter with sugar in large mixer bowl until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs on medium speed 5 minutes, scraping bowl down several times. Reduce mixer speed to low, beat in bananas and buttermilk. Add dry ingredients all at once, mixing only to moisten dry ingredients. Spoon batter into prepared pans and bake on middle shelf of 350 degree oven 25 to 30 minutes, or until wood pick inserted in center comes out clean.

Banana Cream Cake

Filling:
1 1/2 cups milk
4 ounces vanilla pudding and pie filling
4 small bananas, sliced thin
8-9 inch sponge-cake layer
1 1/2 cups whipping cream
1/4 cup powdered sugar

Garnish:
Sliced bananas
Toasted coconut
Cook pudding according to package directions using the 1 1/2 cups milk. Remove from heat and cover surface with plastic wrap, to keep a skin from forming. Refrigerate until cool, then stir in bananas. Cut cake in 3 layers, using a long serrated knife. Place 1 layer on a serving plate and spread with about 1 1/2 cups filling. Top with second cake layer, spread with remaining filling, then add remaining cake layer. Frost the cake up to 8 hours ahead. Top with sliced bananas and coconut just before serving.

Banana Walnut Cake

2 1/2 cups sifted cake flour
1 1/4 teaspoons baking powder
1 1/4 teaspoons soda
1 teaspoon salt sugar
2/3 cup shortening
1 1/4 cups banana, mashed
2/3 cup buttermilk
2 eggs
2/3 cup black walnuts, chopped
2 egg whites
1/4 teaspoon cream of tartar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract


Sift first 4 ingredients together with 1 2/3 cups sugar in large bowl. Add shortening, bananas and 1/3 cup buttermilk. Beat for 2 minutes, mixing well. Add remaining buttermilk and eggs. Beat for 2 minutes. Fold in walnuts. Pour into 3 greased and floured 9-inch pans. Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes or until cakes test done. Combine egg whites, 1 1/2 cups sugar, cream of tartar and 1/3 cup water in top of double boiler. Cook over boiling water for 7 minutes, beating constantly. Beat in vanilla until of spreading consistency. Spread between layers, on top and sides of cooled cake.

Chocolate Banana Cake

1 (18.25 ounce) box devil's food cake mix
1 cup mashed ripe bananas
1/3 cup vegetable oil
3 eggs


Preheat oven to 350-degrees. Grease and flour one 13 x 9 inch pan. Beat cake mix, mashed bananas, oil and eggs with an electric mixer on low speed for 30 seconds. Increase speed to medium and beat for 2 more minutes. Pour the batter into the prepared pan. Bake for 33 to 36 minutes or until toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean.

Banana Upside Down Cake

9 1/2 tablespoons butter
1/2 cup brown sugar
1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
1 cup bananas, mashed
2 eggs
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
1/4 cup dark rum
2 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
1/2 cup sour cream
2 large bananas, unripe, cut into 1/3 inch slices
1 1/4 cups walnuts, broken


Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a 10-inch ovenproof skillet, melt 5 1/2 tablespoon of the butter with the brown sugar over very low heat. Meanwhile, in a large mixing bowl, cream the remaining 4 tablespoons of butter with the white sugar until light. Add the mashed bananas, eggs, vanilla and rum; stir. Then add the flour, baking soda, salt and spices; beat in sour cream. Arrange the banana slices in a pretty pattern in the skillet with the brown sugar mixture; top with the walnuts. Pour the batter over all and place in the oven for 50 to 60 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Turn out immediately onto a plate. Serve with ice cream if you are feeling especially sinful.

Banana Bread

Preparations:
Set oven for 350 degrees. Grease and flour loaf pan(s).

Ingredients:
1 stick margarine or butter
1 cup sugar3 extra-ripe bananas (small to medium)
2 eggs
2 cups flour (all purpose)
1 tsp. soda
1/4 tsp. salt

Cream softened butter and sugar in a large bowl. Add bananas and eggs. Into this mixture add all dry ingredients. Pour into prepared pans and bake. This is delicious served warm with a tall glass of milk! Spread a little butter on it. Yum!

Banana Muffins

1 cup mashed banana
1 cup white sugar
1 cup Miracle Whip2 cups flour (whole wheat)
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 chopped nuts

Mix together and bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes