Wishful Homesteader
Monday, November 10, 2008
banana chiffon cake
Banana Chiffon Cake

2-1/4 Cups Cake Flour
1-1/2 Cups Sugar
1 Tbs Baking Powder
1 tsp Salt
1 Cup Ripe Bananas, mashed (about 2 medium)
1/3 Cup Canola Oil
1/3 Cup Water
5 Eggs, yolks separated
1 tsp Vanilla Extract
Rich Chocolate Frosting (recipe follows)

In a large bowl, combine flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt. Make
a
well in the center, and add bananas, oil, water, egg yolks, and
vanilla;
beat until smooth.

In a small mixing bowl, beat egg whites until stiff peaks form; fold
into batter. Pour into a 10-inch tube pan sprayed with non-stick
cooking
spray.

Bake at 325 degrees for 60 - 65 minutes, or until cake springs back
when
lightly touched. Invert pan onto plate right away, and cool
completely
before removing pan; frost with chocolate frosting:

Rich Chocolate Frosting
1 Square (1 oz) Unsweetened Baker's Chocolate
2 Tbs Butter
1/4 Cup Milk
2 Cups Confectioner's Sugar

Heat the first 3 ingredients together in a saucepan on low heat until
chocolate just melts. Remove from the heat; stir in sugar until
creamy
consistency and well spread well.


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