Marvelous banana cake

 
                           MARVELOUS BANANA CAKE
 
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 Serving Size  : 1    Preparation Time :0:00
 Categories    : American                         S_Living
                 Cakes
 
   Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
 --------  ------------  --------------------------------
    1      cup           Butter or margarine -- softene
    3      cups          Sugar
    2      cups          Mashed bananas
    4                    Eggs -- beaten
    3 3/4  cups          All-purpose flour
    2      teaspoons     Baking soda
    1      cup           Buttermilk
    1      teaspoon      Vanilla extract
    2      tablespoons   Bourbon or orange juice
    1      cup           Chopped pecans
                         Banana-nut frosting--see re
                         Banana-nut frosting
 
 Cream butter; gradually add sugar, beating well at medium speed of an
 electric mixer.  Add bananas; mix until smooth. Stir in eggs.Combine
 flour and soda. Add to banana mixture alternately with buttermilk,
 beginning and ending with flour mixture.  Mix after each addition. Stir
 in vanilla, bourbon, and pecans.Pour batter into 3 greased and floured
 9-inch round cakepans.  Bake at 350 degrees for 35 to 40 minutes or
 until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pans 10
 minutes; remove from pans, and let cool completely on wire racks. 
 Spread Banana-Nut Frosting between layers and on top of cake.
 Yield: one 3-layer cake.Banana Cupcakes: Spoon batter into paper-lined
 muffin pans, filling each cup two-thirds full.  Bake at 350 degrees for
 20 minutes.
 Remove from pans, and let cool on wire racks.  Frost with Banana-Nut
 Frosting. Yield: 4 dozen.
 
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