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Default Banana - cake and bread redux

On Thu, 07 May 2009 14:18:19 GMT, Rhonda Anderson wrote:

> bob > wrote in
> :
>
>> Our kitchen has been turned into a bakery for the past few days.
>> Learning curves all the way.
>>
>> I ended up making three loaves of banana bread using recipes from
>> elsie.com, Mr Bill's and Jinx. All came out well, but the elsie.com
>> one was a bit on the dry side. I would have used info's "Exported from
>> MasterCook" recipe, but I couldn't figure out what "Sugar Twin" meant.
>>
>> I also made a banana cake using Rhonda's recipe. It was particularly
>> tasty.
>>
>> After sampling each they all went to good non-weigh****cher homes and,
>> unless they're just being kind, they are being enjoyed by men, women
>> and children as I write. I almost changed my mind about giving away
>> Rhonda's cake, but relented when my wife gave me one of those looks
>> directed at my belt line.
>>

>
> It is a nice recipe(there are a few good recipes in that book).I should
> make it again soon - I never keep it at home though :-) I take it into work
> where it goes very quickly.
>
> I've entered it in the local show a couple of times - got second prize both
> times. Both times it came second to a cake that looked like it had never
> been anywhere near a banana (pale yellow in colour). Might try again this
> year - it's been a couple of years, perhaps that baker has left the area
> :-)


maybe you could spike it with rum or something.

your pal,
blake