Banana-filled layer cake

100 Servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
1½ cup WATER
4½ cup WATER
22 EGGS SHELL
1¼ cup MILK; DRY NON-FAT L HEAT
1¼ cup MILK; DRY NON-FAT L HEAT
6 BANANAS FRESH
4 pounds FLOUR GEN PURPOSE 10LB
4 pounds SUGAR; GRANULATED 10 LB
1½ pounds SHORTENING; 3LB
6⅔ tablespoon BAKING POWDER
¼ cup IMITATION VANILLA
2⅓ tablespoon SALT TABLE 5LB
2⅓ tablespoon SALT TABLE 5LB

Directions

PAN: 18 BY 26-INCH SHEET PAN TEMPERATURE: 375 F. OVEN :

1. SIFT TOGETHER FLOUR, SUGAR, SALT, BAKING POWDER, AND MILK INTO MIXER BOWL.

2. ADD SHORTENING AND WATER TO DRY INGREDIENTS; BEAT AT LOW SPEED 1 MINUTE UNTIL BLENDED. SCRAPE DOWN BOWL; CONTINUE BEATING 2 MINUTES.

3. COMBINE EGGS, WATER, AND VANILLA. ADD SLOWLY TO MIXTURE WHILE BEATING AT LOW SPEED. SCRAPE DOWN BOWL. BEAT AT MEDIUM SPEED 3 MINUTES.

4. POUR 1 GAL (ABOUT 7 LBS 7 OZ) BATTER INTO EACH GREASED AND FLOURED PAN.

5. BAKE 25 TO 30 MINUTES OR UNTIL DONE.

6. PREPARE BUTTER CREAM FROSTING (RECIPE NO. G-39). SPREAD FROSTING OVER 1 SHEET CAKE. THINLY SLICE BANANAS A.P. (6 MEDIUM BANANAS-6⅔ CUPS E.P); SPREAD OVER FROSTING. TOP WITH SECOND SHEET CAKE; SPREAD REMAINING FROSTING EVENLY OVER SIDES AND TOP OF CAKE. CUT 4 BY 25.

:

NOTE: 1. DEHYDRATED EGG MIX MAY BE USED FOR WHOLE EGGS. IN STEP 1, SIFT 11 OZ (2 ¾ CUPS) CANNED DEHYDRATED EGG MIX WITH DRY INGREDIENTS.

SEE RECIPE NO. A-8. IN STEP 3, INCREASE WATER TO 2 LB 8 OZ (4 ¼ QT).

NOTE: 2. IN STEP 6, OTHER FROSTINGS MAY BE USED.

NOTE: 3. OTHER PAN SIZES MAY BE USED. SEE RECIPE NO. G-G-4.

Recipe Number: G03201

SERVING SIZE: 1 PIECE

From the <Army Master Recipe Index File> (actually used today!).

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