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Simple Banana Cake Recipe | Slow Cooker Style

I love baking and this is an easy and simple slow cooker banana cake recipe you can make. You should have all the ingredients you need in your pantry or refrigerator as well. I use a 7 inch cake pan but you can use any size cake pan that will fit into your slow cooker. You can also cook this cake directly in your slow cooker if you have a round one but it is more difficult to get out when cooked. The advantage of using the slow cooker instead of the oven is that you can be cooking the main course in the oven and the dessert in the crock pot/slow cooker at the same time. The slow cooking pot also has the advantage of not heating up the kitchen in summer so that’s a bonus.

Simple Banana Cake Recipe

1/4 cup butter
3/4 cup sugar
1 3/4 cups all purpose flour
3 tsp baking powder
2 large ripe bananas, mashed
2 eggs
3 – 4 tbs milk

Cream butter and sugar, add eggs and bananas. Mix in flour and milk alternatively. You may not need all the milk if you use large bananas. Pour the batter into a greased  7-8 inch cake pan and place into your slow cooker. You can also use Slow Cooker Liners to avoid any mess. Cover mixture with several pieces of paper towel and place the lid on securely. Cook on high for 1 to 1.5 hours. Check the mix after an hour as my last cake cooked in that time so it can vary. This cake rises well and is quite moist.

Turn off the cooker and  remove the cake pan and allow to cool for 10 minutes. Lightly run a knife around the edge to release the cake so you can turn it out. You can dust some icing sugar over the cake or ice with lemon icing or cream cheese frosting. If using the frosting, keep leftovers in the refrigerator.

If serving as a dessert I like to place whole pecans on top of the mixture before cooking. Use small ones or they will sink. Alternatively you can mix them through before putting the mixture into the slow cooker. Serve warm with ice cream or cream.

I hope you enjoy this cake as much as I do.

5 Easy Fruit Smoothies Recipes to Try
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5 Easy Fruit Smoothies Recipes to Try

I love smoothies for breakfast especially in summer when they are so refreshing.

There are three good reasons to make a healthy recipe smoothie for yourself:

  • They taste great
  • They are filled with lots of fruit that have health benefits for you
  • They are easy to make
  • Here’s a sample of 5 easy fruit smoothie recipe combinations you can try today.  Add a few tablespoons of yogurt (if not listed) for a thicker mix and to add protein.

Strawberry Orange Smoothie – Made with frozen strawberries, orange juice and honey. Pop the strawberries in a zip lock bag the night before.

Chocolate Banana Smoothie – Made with a ripe banana, chocolate syrup and milk. Not sugar free with the syrup but so yummy.  Add some crushed ice to the blender for a super cold drink.

Everyday Blueberry Smoothie – Made with frozen blueberries, frozen juice and yogurt. Blueberries are a super food, so this smoothie is great for breakfast for a good start to your day.

Summertime Tropical Fruit Smoothie – Made with banana, kiwi, mango, papaya and orange juice. This smoothie has 5 fruits and is full of vitamins and tastes good too.  Again don’t forget the ice.

Easy Berry Smoothie – Use frozen strawberries, blueberries, raspberries, juice and yogurt. I love this smoothie, its my favorite in summer because of the berries.

For 30 more smoothie recipes including the exact measures to use and pictures for inspiration go to Amazon to get my book called Chilled Out Fruit Smoothie Recipes: Easy Smoothies for One or Two.