Naomi Cook Book, 3rd edition, 1948. Contributed by Mrs. A.L. Stein

Ingredients:

Batter:

• 1 1/2 cups pastry flour
• 1/2 tsp baking powder
• 1/3 cup margarine
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 cup mashed bananas
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 1/2 cup soy or rice milk
• 1 3/4 tsp lemon juice or vinegar
• Baking soda

Topping:

• 1/3 cup margarine
• 1 cup brown sugar
• Banana, sliced
• Cherries

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350? F. Sift flour, measure and add baking powder and sift together three times. Set aside.

2. Cream margarine and sugar; add beaten eggs. Mash bananas and add to the creamed mixture. Add vanilla. Combine soy or rice milk with lemon juice or vinegar; add baking soda.  Add into creamed mixture.  Add flour slowly to creamed mixture until thoroughly mixed.Grease bottom and side of shallow pan.

4. Topping: Cream margarine and brown sugar and spread on bottom of pan. Slice a banana over this and sprinkle with cherries. Pour batter into pan and bake for 50 minutes. Turn cake out of pan while still warm. 

Please note: In order to make this recipe parve, we have substituted margarine for butter and soy or rice milk for milk. These items were not available during the 1940's and as such, this dessert would have been used after a dairy meal.