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Dessert for 4

Banana Cake

$3.91for 475 minServes 4

This moist banana cake mixes with buttermilk and cinnamon, then bakes in a pan until risen and fully set.

Banana Cake

Photo: Wikibooks Cookbook (Siobhan Leachman), CC0

What it costs

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IngredientAmountCost
Butter, 4 oz$0.40/oz typical4 oz$1.60Typical price
Eggs, 2$0.30 each typical2$0.60Typical price
Bananas, 0.85 lb$0.62/lb typical0.85 lb$0.52Typical price
Buttermilk, 4.25 oz$0.05/oz typical4.25 oz$0.21Typical price
Total for the servings shown$3.91

Swaps

  • Swap butter for margarine and vegan butterabout $0.15/oz less at typical prices

Pantry staples you likely have

FlourBaking powder and sodaDried herbs, spices and seasoning blendsSugar and brown sugarCornstarch, vanilla, yeast, cocoa

Not included in the cost.

  • 75 minstart to table
  • Mediumdifficulty
  • 4servings as written
  • $typical cost tier

AmericanVegetarianBudgetDesserts

Typical price

$0.98 per serving$3.91 for 4

Typical price: Salefork's estimate of an everyday US shelf price for each ingredient. Pick your city to price it from this week's ad.

Ingredients

  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 1/2 tsp baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp baking soda
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
  • 1/2 cup unsalted butter
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 2 standard eggs
  • 1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
  • 3 ripe bananas
  • 1/2 cup buttermilk

Steps

  1. Heat the oven to 350 F and grease a 9-inch round cake pan with butter.
  2. Mash the bananas in a bowl, then whisk in buttermilk and vanilla.
  3. Beat the butter and sugar in a large bowl for 2 minutes, then beat in the eggs one at a time.
  4. Whisk flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon in another bowl.
  5. Stir the dry mixture into the butter mixture alternately with the banana mixture until just combined.
  6. Spread the batter in the pan and bake for 35 to 40 minutes, until firm in the center and a toothpick comes out clean.
  7. Cool the cake in the pan for 15 minutes before cutting.

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Ingredient list based on the Wikibooks Cookbook (CC BY-SA 4.0). Steps and description written by Salefork.

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