Well, I have been searching for small pans for baking..........I used to have a big family and lots of friends to cook for.....now it is just the two of us. All my baking pans are just too big to bake small amounts. I finally went to Amazon and ordered 6" cake pans, 7" pie tins, a small bundt pan and a small cheesecake pan. I am a happy camper. Now, I must cut most of my recipes in half, this can sometimes be a challenge but so far.......it seems to be working. My first attempt at a small cake was from the new Bon Appetit. The banana cake sounded so good and I happened to have bananas on hand so here it is.
Butter my two 6" cake pans and line with parchment paper. Oven at 325 degrees.
In my mixer I put 3/4 cup softened butter........one cube and one half cube.
I added 1 cup of sugar with just a smidgen more........and mixed it tog real well........then added 3 eggs. One at a time mixing well after each.
Now add 1 3/4 cup flour, 3/4 tsp baking soda and 3/4 tsp Kosher salt. Mix well and then add
about 1/3 cup sour cream and 1 1/2 mashed up really ripe bananas. Eat the other half.
Pour all into your little pans and bake for 55 min.
Cool in pans for 20 min..........remove and cool cakes completely.....then frost as follows:
Frosting:
1/2 soft butter, 2 cups powdered sugar, shot of fresh squeezed lemon juice, 1/4 tsp salt, 1/4 cup heavy cream..........Mix altogether.
Now, slice the top of one of the layers so it is flat........put a little frosting on it and then slice a banana over the top. Now place the other layer on top and then frost the whole cake.
This is just a delicious cake!! Loving my new pans!
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