Banana Cake Recipe

Banana Cake with Mock Whipped Cream

My mother-in-law, Marie Shea, made this delicious Banana Cake, mostly for birthdays.  In 1986, we were living in Albany, NY, and I had made this cake for my son, Daniel’s 2nd birthday.  My husband’s family was there, so my son’s birthday was something special because he had most of his family there, and a really good cake.

Banana Cake Recipe

Banana Cake

¾ cup Crisco

1 tsp. salt

¾ tsp. ginger

1 ½ tsp. vanilla

1 ½ cups sugar

3 eggs

3 cups flour

1 Tbsp. baking powder

¾ cup sour milk

½ tsp. baking soda

1 ½ cups mashed bananas

Preheat oven 350F. Cream together first 5 ingredients.  Add eggs one at a time, beating after each egg.

Put 1 tablespoon of vinegar in ¾ cup; then fill it with milk. Give it 5 minutes to curdle.  Then mix the flour and baking powder together; then mix the sour milk and baking together.  Alternately add the flour mixture and milk mixture with the bananas; mix all together.  Bake at 350F. for 25 – 30 minutes.

 

Mock Whip Cream

1 cup sugar

1 cup white Crisco

1 cup flour

1 cup milk

1 tsp. vanilla

Cream sugar and Crisco.  Then, in gravy shaker; shake the flour and milk, when smooth, heat mixture in pot until it becomes thick (barely warm) stir constantly.

Pour flour mixture into sugar mixture while whipping, then add vanilla.  Continue to whip for a long time; until it gets really fluffy like whipped cream.

 

(Recipe for the Banana Cake and Mock Whip Cream is from Marie Shea)

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Easy Oreo Cheesecake Recipe

Easy Oreo Cheesecake

Whenever I use cream cheese for a recipe, I get Kraft Philadelphia Cream Cheese.  Because there is always a recipe on the inside of the package.  That’s where I got the Easy Oreo Cheesecake, and I hope you like it.

Easy Oreo Cheesecake Recipe

Easy Oreo Cheesecake

1 pkg. (1lb.2 oz.) Oreo Chocolate Sandwich Cookies, divided

¼ cup (1/2 stick) butter or margarine, melted

4 pkg. (8 oz. each) Philadelphia Cream Cheese, softened

1 cup sugar

1 tsp. vanilla

1 cup Breakstone’s Sour Cream

4 eggs

Preheat oven to 325F.  Place 30 of the cookies in food processor container; cover; process 30 to 40 sec. or until finely ground.  Add butter; mix well.  Press firmly onto bottom of foil-lined 13×9 inch baking pan.

Beat cream cheese, sugar and vanilla in large bowl with electric mixer on medium speed until well blended.  Add sour cream; mix well.  Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating just until blended after each addition.  Chop remaining cookies.  Gently stir 1 ½ cups of the chopped cookies into cream cheese batter.  Pour over crust; sprinkle with the remaining chopped cookies.

Bake 45 minutes or until center is almost set.  Cool.  Refrigerate 3 hours or overnight.  Cut into 16 pieces.  Store leftover cheesecake in refrigerator.

 

(Recipe for the Easy Oreo Cheesecake was on the inside cover of the package of cream cheese.)

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Strawberry Bottom Cheesecake Pie Recipe

Strawberry Bottom Cheesecake Pie

Everyone knows how to make a cheesecake, so why don’t you try this Strawberry Bottom Cheesecake Pie recipe.  It’s great, because there is no baking involved.  It’s a good cheesecake to make when it’s too HOT to put the oven on.

Strawberry Bottom Cheesecake Pie Recipe

Strawberry Bottom Cheesecake Pie

1 Ready Crust Graham Cracker Pie Crust

4 oz. cream cheese, softened

¼ cup sugar

½ cup sour cream

1 tsp. vanilla

4 oz. frozen non-dairy whipped topping, thawed

1 pint fresh strawberries, thinly sliced

1 cup strawberry glaze

Beat cream cheese until smooth.  Gradually beat in sugar.  Add sour cream and vanilla.  Fold in whipped topping.

Spread thin layer of glaze over bottom of crust.  Place strawberry slices on glaze and cover with remaining glaze.  Gently spoon cream cheese mixture over glazed berries.

Cover with inverted dome and chill until set; at least 4 hours.  Store leftover pie in refrigerator.

Helpful hint:  Soften cream cheese in microwave on high 15 to 20 seconds.

Recipe for Strawberry Bottom Cheesecake Pie is from the Ready Crust Creations cards you pick up in your supermarket near the Keebler display.

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Our Best Cheesecake

Our Best Cheesecake (Honey Maid)

For years I have used Honey Maid Graham Cracker Crumbs for my baked goods.  It wasn’t until 2010 that I tried the cheesecake on the back of the box.  It was easy, and tasted GREAT.  Why don’t you try making Our Best Cheesecake Recipe, and you’ll love it.

Our Best Cheesecake

Our Best Cheesecake

1 ¾ cups Honey Maid Graham Cracker Crumbs

1/3 cups margarine, melted

1 ¼ cups sugar, Divided

3 pkg. (8 oz. each) Philadelphia cream cheese, softened

2 tsp. vanilla

3 eggs

1 cup Breakstone’s Sour Cream

1 can (21 oz.) cherry pie filling (optional)

Preheat oven to 350F if using a silver 8 or 9 inch springform pan (or to 325F if using a DARK nonstick 8 or 9 inch springform pan).  Mix graham cracker crumbs, margarine and ¼ cup of sugar.  Press firmly onto bottom and 2 ½ inches up side of pan; set aside.

Beat cream cheese, remaining 1 cup sugar and the vanilla in large bowl with electric mixer on high speed until blended.  Add eggs, 1 at a time, mixing on low speed after each addition just until blended.  Add sour cream.  Pour into crust.

Bake 1 hour 10 minutes or until center is almost set.  Turn off oven.  Leaving door slightly ajar, leave cheesecake in oven 1 hour.  Remove from oven; cool completely.  Refrigerate 4 hours or overnight.  Remove side of pan; top with pie filling.  Store leftover cheesecake in refrigerator.

Makes 16 servings

(Recipe from Honey Maid Graham Cracker Crumbs; Our Best Cheesecake)

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