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Carrot Cake or Banana Cake

By Suebee
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I found several recipes and took a little of each until I found a recipe that gets great reviews. I use the same base recipe for both carrot or banana cake. One mix makes one 9×13, two 8″ rounds or one 12″ round – all 2″ high. Two mixes needed for 11×15.

Carrot Cake or Banana Cake

Ingredients

  • Wet Ingredients:
  • For Banana Cake – 3-4 bananas
  • For Carrot Cake – 3 cups of shredded carrots
  • 4 eggs
  • 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
  • 1/2 cup brown sugar (light or dark)
  • 1/2 cup orange juice
  • 1 cup sour cream
  • 1 1/2 cups vegtable oil
  • 1 tsp. vanilla

  • Dry Ingredients:

  • 3 1/2 cups all purpose flour

  • 1 tsp. cinnomon
  • 1/2 tsp. nutmeg
  • 2 tsp. baking soda
  • 1 tsp. baking powder

  • Optional for Banana Cake: 1 cup chopped walnuts, 1 cup mini chocolate chips

  • Optional for Carrot Cake: 1 cup raisins, 1 cup coconut, 1 cup chopped walnuts, 1/2 cup crushed drained pineapple

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven at 300 degrees.
  2. Prepare pans for baking (greese-flour, baking spray, etc.)
  3. BANANA CAKE
  4. First beat bananas in mixer
  5. Add wet ingredients mix well, then add dry ingredients mix well. Add any other optional ingreients and mix gently.
  6. Pour into prepared pans and bake until knife comes out of center of cake clean.
  7. CARROT CAKE
  8. Add wet ingredients mix well, add dry ingredients mix well. Then add 3 cups of shredded carrots and mix well. Add any other optional ingreients and mix gently.
  9. Pour into prepared pans and bake until knife comes out of center of cake clean.