Banana Poppy Seed Cake

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 2 1/4 cups cake flour
• 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup buttermilk, room temperature
• 2 tablespoons buttermilk, room temperature
• 3 large ripe bananas
• 3/4 cup butter, room temperature
• 6 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 3/4 cup brown sugar
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 3 large eggs, room temperature
• 1/3 cup poppy seed

Recipe

• 1 set oven to 350 degrees.
• 2 butter a 13 x 9-inch baking pan (set oven rack to second-lowest position).
• 3 in a bowl sift both flours, baking soda and salt together; set aside.
• 4 in another small bowl mix the buttermilk with the mashed banana; set aside.
• 5 cream the butter, oil, both sugars and vanilla together until fluffy (about 3-4 minutes).
• 6 add in the eggs, one at a time to the creamed mixture, beating well after each addition.
• 7 add in the banana/buttermilk mixture; beat until combined.
• 8 add in the poppy seeds.
• 9 add in the flour mixture to the creamed mixture with a wooden spoon only until combined (do not over mix!).
• 10 transfer batter to prepared baking pan.
• 11 bake for about 30-35 minutes, or until cake test done.
• 12 frost with favorite cream cheese frosting or dust with powdered sugar.