must try

I got this recipe out of Taste of Homes Complete Guide to Baking cook book. It was gone before I remembered to take a picture.

Buttermilk Banana Cake
3/4 cup butter, softened
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
2 eggs
1 cup mashed ripe bananas (about 2 medium)
1 tsp vanilla extract
2 cups cake flour (i used all purpose)
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 cup buttermilk (I never have this, so I used 1/2 Tbsp vinegar and enough milk to make 1/2 cup)

Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, beat 2 minutes. Add bananas and vanilla, beat 2 minutes. Combine dry ingredients, to to creamed mixture alternately with buttermilk, beating well after each addition.

Bake in two greased 9 in round baking pans (I used a 9x13) and bake at 375* for 25-30 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.

I frosted it with chocolate buttercream frosting and it was delicious.
Chocolate Buttercream Frosting
1/4 cup butter
1/3 cup cocoa
1 1/2 cup powdered sugar
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
milk

Melt butter. Stir in cocoa, powdered sugar and vanilla. Add a Tbsp of milk. Stir, adding more milk until you have your desired consistency.

I have topped it in the past with a cream cheese frosting and it was also delicious.

Now- GO BAKE!

perfect pumpkin pickin'

Its a hard job, but somebody has to do it.

So many to choose from.

Finally found the perfect pumpkins.

No time for rest.

Whatever Brooke.

(Brady & Brooke)

(BJ)

Finally, time for a rest.

So tired.