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Grandma’s Banana Cake

A pan of Grandma’s banana cake with buttered slices on a stoneware plate
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The story behind it

My grandma always made this cake and we loved it!

From the kitchen of Rachel White

Grandma’s Banana Cake

Ingredients

  • 2½ cups flour
  • 1⅔ cups sugar
  • 1¼ teaspoons baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 2 eggs
  • ⅔ cup milk
  • ⅔ cup oil
  • 1¼ cups mashed banana
  • ½ teaspoon cinnamon

Method

  1. Mix the first 4 ingredients.
  2. Add milk and eggs.
  3. Add the rest.
  4. Grease pan.
  5. Bake at 350° for 40 minutes.

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