
Cake
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 ½ tsp. baking powder
¾ tsp. baking soda
½ tsp. cinnamon
½ tsp. fine sea salt
½ cup Fleischmann’s unsalted margarine sticks (1 stick)
¾ cup dark brown sugar, packed
¾ cup granulated sugar
3 mashed very ripe bananas (approx.. 1 ¼ cups)
½ cup rice milk (first add 1 ½ tsp. lemon juice and then fill up to the ½ cup mark)
2 eggs
2 tsp. vanilla extract
1 cup chopped toasted walnuts
· Preheat the oven to 350° F.
· Grease (with the margarine) and flour 2 8 or 9-inch round cake pans.
· In a medium mixing bowl, combine and whisk flours, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt. Set aside.
· In a large mixing bowl, beat margarine and both the brown and granulated sugars on medium speed until light and fluffy.
· Add mashed bananas and mix.
· Add 1 egg at a time, mixing thoroughly after each egg.
· Combine the vanilla extract with the rice milk.
· Add the flour mixture, alternating with the rice milk. Beginning and ending with the flour.
· Gently stir the walnuts into the cake batter.
· Divide the batter between the prepared pans.
· Bake for 30-35 minutes
· Allow to cool for 10 minutes. Cool completely on wire rack.
Frosting
1 ½ cups (3 sticks) Fleischmann’s unsalted margarine sticks
5-5 ½ cups powdered sugar (sifted)
3 tsp. vanilla extract
· Sift the powdered sugar.
· Place the margarine in a large mixing bowl. Begin mixing, adding a little powdered sugar at a time.
· Add the vanilla extract.
· Remove 1 cup of frosting and mix in 1 tsp. imitation maple flavor.
Assembling the cake:
· Place the first layer on a large plate or cake stand.
Insert 3 strips of parchment or wax paper under the cake. This will help keep the plate clean while frosting.
Insert 3 strips of parchment or wax paper under the cake. This will help keep the plate clean while frosting.
· Frost the first layer with the maple frosting.
· Place the 2nd layer on top of the 1stlayer.
· Frost top and sides of the cake.
· Remove the parchment paper (If you are coating the sides walnuts, then keep the parchment on the plate until finished).
Optional: Finely chop toasted walnuts (approx.. 1 ½ – 2 cups) and coat the sides of the cake
Another Option: Add 2-3 tsp. to the frosting (in addition to the vanilla) and frost the whole cake with maple frosting.