BANANA CAKE

BANANA CAKE

Easy and fast.  Also makes delicious muffins or banana bread.  Stays moist.

2-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1-1/2 teaspoons baking soda
1 pinch salt
1/2 cup butter
1 cup white sugar
3/4 cup light brown sugar
2 eggs
4 ripe bananas, mashed
2/3 cup buttermilk
1/2 cup chopped walnuts (optional)

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  Grease & flour 2 - 8 inch round pans or 1 - 13x9 cake pan.

In small bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda and salt, set aside.

In large bowl, cream butter, white sugar and brown sugar until light and fluffy.  Beat in eggs, one at a time.  Mix in the bananas.  Add flour mixture alternately with the buttermilk to the creamed mixture.  Stir in walnuts.  Pour batter into prepared pans.

Bake at 350 for 30 to 35 minutes.  

Berry Good Trifle

A perfect berry trifle for the 4th of July

1 package each (fresh)  Blueberries or Blackberries, raspberries, strawberries (cleaned and strawberries sliced)
1 package instant vanilla pudding mix
2 cups heavy cream
1 tsp vanilla
1 pre-made store bought angel food cake or pound cake

Put mixing bowl and whip attachment in the freezer about an hour before your make the dessert.

In the cool bowl, add the pudding mix, 2 cups of heavy cream and vanilla, beat until whipped cream consistency. 

Cube the cake.

Layer in see thru bowl Cake, cream, berries, and repeat.

Keep refrigerated until served. If there are left overs, keep refrigerated.