French Banana Cake

I love this cake. And, it's a great alternative to banana bread when you need to get rid of those brown bananas! It is VERY moist and is even better the day after you make it!

This is the first time I have put Walnuts on top and it was pretty, and yummy too!

2/3 cup water

1 tablespoon vinegar

1 teaspoon making soda

1 package white cake mix

2 eggs

1 1/4 cups very ripe bananas

2/3 cup walnuts, optional

Mix water, vinegar, and soda. Combine with cake mix and eggs. Stir until moistened. Scrape bowl with spatula. Add mashed bananas. Beat with electric mixer 3 minutes at medium speed. Pour into greased and floured 9x13 pan. Bake at 350º for 35 minutes (or until toothpick comes out clean). Frost, when cool with creamy butter frosting.

I generally used Anne's butter frosting recipe and it is yummy!

*recipe from Ivory Favorites cookbook

hawaiian banana bread

i totally made 4 mini loaves and gave them to some friends to thank them for helping me out babysitting my kids. {p.s. i just bought the cheap throw-away mini loaf pans and wash them} my mom got this recipe from a gal in her ward who is from hawaii...this is the real thing! {and super easy...yes, A, you could make this! i made it while holding super baby in one arm the whole time}

ingredients:
*3 ripe bananas, smashed
*1/3 C melted butter
*2-3 Tbs milk
*1 C sugar
*1 egg, beaten
*1 tsp vanilla
*1 tsp baking soda
*pinch of salt
*1 & 1/2 C flour
*2 handfuls coconut flakes
*2 handfuls of macadamia nuts
*2 handfuls milk chocolate chips

instructions:
*no need for a mixer for this recipe
*preheat oven to 350 degrees
*mix butter into the mashed bananas in large mixing bowl
*mix in milk
*mix in sugar, egg, and vanilla
*sprinkle the baking soda and salt over the mixture and mix in. add the flour last, mix.
*pour mixture into 1 buttered 4/8 loaf pan or 4 mini loaf pans.
*add the coconut, macadamia nuts, & chocolate chips to the top and "fork-whirl" it around
*for large loaf, bake 1 hour & 15 min - 1 hour & 30 min
*for mini loafs, bake 30 min -50 min
*the bread should slightly crack at the top, and coconut will be dark brown...make sure you can stick a toothpick in and pull it out with nothing on it.
*cool for 15-20 min
*remove from pan and drizzle icing on top

icing:
*1/2 C - 3/4 C powdered sugar
*3-4 cap fulls of milk
*mix two together until the consistency is bright white and runs slowly off the spoon. add more powdered sugar or milk to reach desired consistency. Make sure it's not too runny b/c it won't stick to the bread.