Dad's Banana Cake

My dad was a wonderful cook but not much of a baker. Yet, he often made me this cake, sometimes for my birthday :). If you are looking for a fluffy rich cake, then this one is not for you. The actual layers are more like banana bread, in the sense that they are dense. However, the cake screams BANANAAAA!

Ingredients

2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour, divided

1/4 tsp baking powder

3/4 tsp baking soda

1/2 tsp salt

1 1/2 cup sugar

1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, softened

3 large eggs

1 cup mashed bananas (2 medium)

1 tsp pure vanilla extract

1/4 non-fat plain yogurt

2 large bananas, sliced

1 small frozen container of whipped cream (feel free to whip cream instead, if you want to)

Method

• Preheat oven to 350F.
• Sift flour with baking powder, baking soda and salt.
• Beat butter and sugar. Add eggs, one at a time, and beat after each addition.
• In a separate bowl, mix mashed bananas, vanilla and yogurt. Mix well.
• Add flour mix to the butter mix in 3 parts, alternating with the banana mix.
• Divide batter in 2 prepared pans, bake for 25 minutes or until a knife comes out clean.
• Cool completely on a wire rack.
• Put first layer on a cake stand, add a layer of whipped cream on top, and layer banana slices. Top with second cake layer, frost the top and sides of the cake.
• Enjoy, and oh don't forget to turn your oven off.