Pearlie's Banana Cake (Bread)

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 13:04:30 GMT

Step 1

Sift the flour with the baking soda in med. bowl and set aside.

Step 2

In a larger bowl, cream the butter with the sugars until well blended and creamy; add the eggs and stir until completely blended; add the vanilla.

Step 3

Stir in the mashed bananas, blend well.

Step 4

Alternately add the flour mixture and the buttermilk to the to the large bowl containing the creamed mixture. Stir until well mixed.

Step 5

Pour into two medium size bread pans, sprinkle top of batter with sliced almonds.

Step 6

Bake at 325 for 40-50 minutes (check at 40 mins.). tops should spring back when pressed lightly in the center

Step 7

When bread is done remove from oven onto cooling racks, brush each loaf with melted butter and sprinkle with cinnamon sugar.

Step 8

Alternate: You can add 1 cup of chopped nuts (pecans are yummy) to the batter and omit the almonds on top or use a sprinkling of chopped pecans on top of the loaves.

Step 9

As a cake: (the orginal recipe from my grandmother Pearlie Bird was a cake).

Step 10

Pour batter into a 13 x 9 inch pan (omit any nuts on top) and bake for 25 minutes at 325 or until done to the touch (springs back when pressed or a cake

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