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Banana Poppy Seed Cake

Here's how you make Banana Poppy Seed Cake
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  • Servings: 12
  • Prep: 10m
  • Cook: 1h
    • The following recipe serves 12 people.

Ingredients

The ingredients are:
  • 3/4 cup butter
  • 2 cup granulated sugar
  • 1/4 cup packed brown sugar
  • 3 large eggs
  • 1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 3 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1 1/2 cups buttermilk
  • 3 large bananas (ripe bananas mashed)
  • 1/4 cup poppy seeds
We recommend you get your ingredients ready before you start cooking. Once you're ready, here are the steps to making this delicious recipe

How to Make

  • Step 1: Preheat oven to 275 degrees F. Grease and flour a 9x13 inch pan (I just use my Pan Release (recipe posted on this site).

  • Step 2: In a bowl combine the flour with baking soda and salt. Set aside.

  • Step 3: In a large bowl using an electric mixer at medium speed cream the butter with both sugars until light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs one at a time. Mix in applesauce and vanilla until combined. Beat in the flour mixture alternately with the buttermilk. Using a spatula or wooden spoon stir in banana mixture and poppy seeds until JUST combined. Pour batter into prepared pan.

  • Step 4: Bake in preheated oven for 1 hour, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean. Remove from oven then IMMEDIATELY place the cake into freezer for 1 hour. (This makes the cake very moist -- make sure not to sit the cake on any frozen food).

  • Step 5: Frost cooled cake with cream cheese frosting.

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