Banana Cake

Banana Cake   

1 ½ cups all purpose flour

1 tsp. soda

1/8 tsp. salt

½ cup butter

1 ½ cups sugar

2 eggs

1 cup mashed banana (about 3)

1 tsp. vanilla

½ cup sour milk or buttermilk

Preheat oven to 350*. Grease and lightly flour a 9 inch square pan.

Measure first three ingredients into small bowl, stir to blend.

Cream butter and sugar until well blended.

Add eggs, one at a time, and beat well after each addition.

Mix in mashed banana and vanilla.

Add dry ingredients alternately with milk, starting and ending with dry ingredients. Mix well until well blended after each addition.

Spread batter in prepared pan.

Bake 50-60 minutes.

Ice it with butter icing with peanut butter added according to your taste.          ¼ cup soft butter

            2 cups icing sugar

            1 tsp. vanilla

            3 Tb. warmed milk  (the book says cold milk will cause it to                                                          curdle)

            2 Tb. or more of peanut butter

Or here is a recipe for Peanut Butter Broiled Frosting. It is enough for a 9x13 cake so you’ll need to have thick topping or reduce the quantities

¾ cup brown sugar

¼ cup soft butter

¼ cup cream or milk

¼ cup peanut butter

1 cup chopped peanuts

Mix all together and spread over baked cake. Place under broiler until mixture bubbles and browns (about 1 min.) watch closely to prevent scorching.