Banana Citrus Cake With Orange Syrup Recipes

BANANA CAKE WITH ORANGE ICING

Steps:

• In bowl, cream margarine; add sugar and beat well.
• Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition.
• Beat in vanilla, bananas, and orange rind.
• Mix together flour, baking powder and baking soda; beat into egg mixture alternately with milk.
• Spray tube pan or 9 inch sqare pan with nonstick coating; spoon in batter.
• Bake in 350 oven for 40 minutes or until cake springs back when pressed in center.
• Let cool in pan for 10 minutes; remove from pan and let cool on rack.
• Orange Icing:.
• In small bowl, combine sugar, yogurt, orange rind and juice; mix until smooth.
• Spread over cake.
• Cut into wedges.

SIMPLE ORANGE BANANA BUNDT CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven 350*.
• Spray pam in a bundt pan.
• In large mixing bowl add flour, sugar, baking powder, and soda. (Mix nutmeg if you want to use now) Mix well.
• Add shortening. Cut in with a rocker or fork until it is mixed.
• Use a zest knife and get the rind off of one half of orange and add.
• Juice the orange. Add milk to make 1 cup.
• It is ok if the pulp gets used. In fact I use most of the pulp, pulse it in a blender until it is broken a little.
• Add to flour mixture.
• Use a mixer to blend on low speed.
• Add eggs and mix again.
• Add sliced banana and stir in with a spoon.
• Pour into bundt pan.
• If you use nuts and cherries, pour a little batter in the pan, then spread nuts and cherries, then the batter again.
• Bake. 45 to 50 minutes When the top springs back when touched and sides start to shrink away from the pan, it is done.
• Take out of oven and let set 15 minutes before inverting on plate. Serve plain or any glaze or frosting.