This is a banana cake recipe with banana coconut frosting, brightened with yellow food coloring.
INGREDIENTS:
* 2 1/2 cups sifted cake flour
* 1 2/3 cups granulated sugar
* 1 1/4 teaspoons baking powder
* 1 1/4 teaspoons baking soda
* 1 teaspoon salt
* 1/3 cup shortening
* 1/3 cup butter
* 2/3 cup buttermilk
* 1 1/4 cups mashed ripe bananas (about 2 medium bananas)
* 2 eggs
PREPARATION:
Sift together the sifted cake flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt into a large mixing bowl. Add shortening, butter, buttermilk, and mashed banana; mix until moistened, then beat on low speed of electric mixer for 2 minutes.Add eggs and beat 1 minute longer. Grease 2 9-inch round or square layer cake pans and line bottoms with waxed paper. Grease waxed paper. Dived batter into the two pans; bake at 350° for 25 to 30 minutes, until cake tests done. Remove from oven and let cool 5 minutes in pans; remove from pans to wire racks to cool completely. Frost with the banana coconut frosting, below.
