Luscious Banana Layer Cake
Ingredients
2 C. cake flour; sifted
1 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. soda
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 C. butter; or shortening
1 1/2 C. sugar
1 egg plus 1 yolk; well beaten
1 C. banana; mashed
3/4 C. milk; sour
1 tsp. vanilla
Lemon filling:
2 Tbsp. cornstarch, dissolved in 1 C. cold water
1/2 C. honey
2 egg yolks, lightly beaten
1/4 C. lemon juice
1 tsp. butter
Cooking Instructions
Sift flour once, measure, add baking powder, soda and salt and sift together three times. Cream butter thoroughly then add sugar gradually, and cream together until light and fluffy. Add eggs and beat well; then add bananas and beat again. Add flour to creamed mixture, alternately with milk, a small amount at a time, beating after each addition, until smooth. Add vanilla. Bake in two greased pans, 8 x 8 x 2, in moderate oven, 375 degree, 25 minutes. Spread Lemon Filling between layers and frost as desired. Lemon filling: Place dissolved cornstarch and honey in a medium-size saucepan. Cook, stirring constantly, until thickened. Add a little hot mixture to egg yolks. Add egg yolks to saucepan and cook for 2 minutes, stirring constantly. Add lemon juice and butter. Stir until butter melts. Cool before using.
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