December 31, 2012 Road Trip: North Carolina
KRISTI’S GRANDMOTHER’S: BOCCA’S BANANA-NUT CAKE
- 2 1/3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 2/3 cups sugar
- 1 ¼ cups mashed bananas (about 3 medium)
- 2/3 cup finely chopped nuts
- 2/3 cup shortening
- 2/3 cup buttermilk
- 3 eggs
- 1 ¼ teaspoons baking powder
- 1 ¼ teaspoons baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
Directions:
Heat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour 3 round pans, 8 x 1 ½ inches. Beat all ingredients on low speed, scraping bowl constantly, 30 seconds. Beat on high speed, scraping bowl occasionally, 3 minutes. Pour into pans.
Bake until wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean 35 to 40 minutes; cool. Frost with Butter-Cream frosting.
Butter Cream Frosting: (double recipe)
- 1 small can pet milk (lukewarm)
- 1 stick of butter (1/2 cup)
- ½ cup Crisco
- 1 cup sugar (extra fine)
- ½ teaspoon vanilla
- ½ teaspoon butter flavoring
Directions:
Pour warm milk into beated sugar and butter mixture and beat until smooth (5 minutes). Add flavorings.
Crook’s Corner
610 West Franklin Street
Chapel Hill, NC
919-929-7643
www.crookscorner.com
The Carolina Inn
211 Pittsboro Street
Chapel Hill, NC 27516
800-962-8519
www.carolinainn.com
UNC Carolina Basketball Museum
250 East Franklin St.
Chapel Hill, NC
www.unc.edu
UNC Visitor’s Center
www.unc.edu
Replacements
1089 Knox Road
McLeansville, NC 27301
800-737-5223
www.replacements.com
Sugarland
140 East Franklin Street
Chapel Hill, NC 27514
919-929-2100
www.sugarlandchapelhill.com
Yum Yum Better Ice Cream
1219 Spring Garden Street
Greensboro, NC 27403
336-272-8284
www.facebook.com
Southern Season
University Mall
201 S. Estes Drive
Chapel Hill, NC 27514
877-929-7133
www.southernseason.com
The Open Eye Café
101 South Greensboro Street
Carrboro, NC 27510
919-968-9410
www.openeyecafe.com
Saxapahaw
1735 Saxapahaw – Bethlehem Church Road
Graham, NC 27253
www.rivermillvillage.com/shop
www.rivermillvillage.com/play
