Ingredients

  • 1 cup honey
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 cup rolled oats uncooked (quick or old-fashioned)
  • 3/4 cup butter or margarine, softened
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1 cup bananas mashed
  • 1 1/2 cups flour, all-purpose sifted
  • 3/4 teaspoon baking powder
  • 3/4 teaspoon salt
  • 6 ounces cream cheese softened
  • 2 1/2 cups powdered sugar sifted

Method

  • For cake, bring honey to a boil in medium-sized saucepan; add 1/2 teaspoon of the soda.
  • Pour over oats; stir to combine.
  • Cover and let stand 10 minutes.
  • Beat butter until creamy; gradually add sugar, beating until fluffy.
  • Blend in eggs.
  • Add oats mixture and bananas; blend well.
  • Sift together flour, remaining 1/2 teaspoon soda, baking powder and salt.
  • Add to creamed mixture; blend well.
  • Pour batter into 2 greased and waxed paper-lined 8-inch round cake pans.
  • Bake in preheated moderate oven (350 F.) 30 to 35 minutes.
  • Cool on wire rack about 10 minutes.
  • Remove from pans; cool.
  • For frosting, beat cream cheese until fluffy.
  • Gradually add sugar, beating until frosting is smooth and of spreading consistency.
  • Spread between layers and over top of cake; refrigerate.
  • Just before serving, decorate with banana slices.
  • Makes one 2-layer cake.