Banana Spice Cake

BANANA SPICE CAKE 
Preparation time: 20 min. Baking time: 1 to 1 1/4 hrs. Oven 
temperature: 350 F.
This handsome cake is moist and has a lovely banana aroma. For best 
flavor, be sure bananas are very ripe - they should be speckled with 
brown and feel soft to the touch.
For 1 cake you will need:
1 c. butter, softened
1 c. granulated sugar
1/2 c. brown sugar, packed
1 tsp. vanilla
4 eggs
1 c. mashed ripe bananas, about 2 med.
2 1/2 c. all-purpose flour
1 tsp. each baking powder and ground cinnamon
1/4 tsp. ground nutmeg
1/8 tsp. ground cloves
Lemon Glaze (optional) (recipe follows)
LEMON GLAZE:
1 c. powdered sugar
2 tsp. soft butter
1/2 tsp. grated lemon rind
2 tbsp. lemon juice
GLAZE: Mix powdered sugar, butter and lemon rind. Gradually mix in 2 
tbsp lemon juice, mixing until smooth and well blended.
CAKE: In a large bowl cream butter with granulated sugar and brown 
sugar until fluffy. Mix in vanilla. Add eggs, one at a time, beating 
well after each addition. Blend in bananas. Mix flour, baking powder 
and spices. Blend into banana mixture. Spread in a greased, lightly 
floured 9 inch (9 to 10 c) tube pan. Bake at 350 until 
wooden pick inserted in thickest part comes out clean, about 1 hr. 
Cool in pan 10 min, then turn out onto a rack to complete 
cooling. When cool, drizzle with lemon glaze, if you like.
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This is a favorite at our house. Don't skip the glaze-- the lemon 
gives the cake a nice tang.
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