A light and tender snack cake made with buttermilk and bananas.
Buttermilk Banana Snack Cake
I am not a baker. Y'all pretty much know that if you've been hanging around this blog any length of time.
I'm much more of a savory home cook and baking has just never been my thing so I don't bake much and really, you kind of have to bake regularly in order to build experience in it!
So funny though, but I broke all of the known rules of cake making with this snack cake, which is probably why I'm not much of a baker!
- I didn't cream the butter first before adding the sugar.
- I added both eggs in at the same time.
- I didn't cream the bananas first either. I just pinched them off and used the beaters to break them down first and then beat them into the batter.
- I added all the dry ingredients to the batter, and used the mixer to mix them all together and then incorporated them into the batter.
- I didn't alternate the dry and the wet ingredients.
But, yet... despite all of my rebellious behavior, it turned out great!
Course, I'm not advising you to do that, but hey, it worked out for me.
By the way, when it comes to sweets, I am more of a cake kinda gal, than a frosting kind of gal. In fact, I often end up eating around the icing on a cake because many icings are just overly sweet.
This snack cake is nice and tender and moist and just delicious without any kind of frosting, though a nice little dusting of powdered sugar isn't a bad thing!
Here's how to make my Buttermilk Banana Snack Cake.
Course, I'm not advising you to do that, but hey, it worked out for me.
By the way, when it comes to sweets, I am more of a cake kinda gal, than a frosting kind of gal. In fact, I often end up eating around the icing on a cake because many icings are just overly sweet.
This snack cake is nice and tender and moist and just delicious without any kind of frosting, though a nice little dusting of powdered sugar isn't a bad thing!
Here's how to make my Buttermilk Banana Snack Cake.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Butter or spray an 8 or 9-inch square baking dish; set aside. Put the sugar and butter in a large mixing bowl.
Blend together.
Add the eggs beating them on medium low until blended together.
Then beat them into the sugar mixture.
Add bananas one at a time and use mixer to mash them and then blend into mixture.
Stir flour in its container to aerate, then spoon flour into measuring cup and level off. Add flour to creamed mixture, top with baking powder, baking soda and salt.
Use mixer to mix together the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt, then begin mixing that into the creamed mixture.
Add vanilla.
Add buttermilk.
Gently blend in.
Transfer to the prepared baking pan.
Bake at 350 degrees F for about 35 to 40 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes back clean. Let cool completely.
Serve as is, or with a light dusting of powdered sugar, drizzle with a glaze or frost as desired.
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Buttermilk Banana Snack Cake
Yield:
4 to 6 servings
Prep time: 15 MinCook time: 40 MinTotal time: 55 Min
A light and tender snack cake made with buttermilk and bananas.
Ingredients
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, softened at room temperature
- 2 large eggs, at room temperature
- 3 medium very ripe bananas
- 1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup buttermilk
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Butter or spray an 8 or 9-inch square baking dish; set aside.
- Put the sugar and butter in a large mixing bowl and blend together,
- Add the eggs beating them on medium low until blended together, then beat them into the sugar mixture.
- Add bananas one at a time and use mixer to mash them and then blend into mixture.
- Stir flour in its container to aerate, then spoon flour into measuring cup and level off. Add flour to creamed mixture, top with baking powder, baking soda and salt and gently blend together.
- Add vanilla and buttermilk and gently blend in.
- Transfer to the prepared baking pan and bake at 350 degrees F for about 35 to 40 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes back clean. Let cool completely.
- Serve as is, or with a light dusting of powdered sugar, drizzle with a glaze or frost as desired. A cream cheese buttercream frosting is delicious.
Notes
Double for a 9 x 13 and increase time to about 50 to 55 mins, checking at 45 minutes. Remember, just like banana bread, because of the natural sugars in bananas, and depending on how ripe yours are, you'll need to take care not to overcook this cake.
Tip: As with all cakes, avoid opening the oven until the last 5 to 10 minutes of cooking time to check on the doneness. Opening the oven door too soon can cause fluctuations in oven temperatures and can result in the center of your cake falling in. This can also happen if your oven calibration is off, common in older ovens, and fluctuating in temperature.
Variation: Add in 1/2 cup of chocolate or butterscotch chips with the banana. To add a crumb topping to cake, mix together a half stick of butter with 1/2 cup of light brown sugar and 1/2 cup all-purpose flour and crumble together. Add to top of cake and bake as above.
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