Banana Cake

I’ve looked far and wide for a great banana bread recipe (that does not include nuts or chocolate chips) and I came across this one. It’s called banana cake, but it’s just banana bread that’s round. It’s become a quick staple. (I didn’t use the icing, as I’m just not an icing fan, but I included it in case you wanted to try it out.)

1/2 cup Hard margarine (or butter), softened
2/3 cup Granulated sugar
2 Large eggs
3 Medium bananas, mashed
2 tbsp Milk
1 1/2 cups All purpose flour
1 tbsp Baking powder
1 tsp Ground cinnamon

Icing:
4 oz Block of cream cheese, softened
2 tbsp Hard margarine (or butter), softened
1 1/2 cups Icing (confectioner’s) sugar
1 tsp Grated orange zest

Cream margarine and suger in large bowl. Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition.

Add banana and milk.

Combine flour, baking powder, and cinnamon in medium bowl. Add to banana mixture. Stir until just moistened. Spread evenly in greased 8 inch springform pan. Bake in 350F oven for about 45 minutes (mine was done in 30 min) until wooden pick inserted in centre of cake comes out clean. Let stand in pan for five minutes before removing to wire rack to cool completely

Cream cheese icing: Beat cream cheese and margarine in separate bowl until smooth.

Add icing sugar and zest. Beat well. Makes about 1 cup icing. Spread evenly over top of cake. Freezes well. Cuts into 12 wedges.