Buttermilk Banana Bread and Zucchini Bread

This recipe won a 3rd place ribbon at the 2011 Tillamook County Fair.  It also won this blue ribbon at the 2012 Tillamook County Fair!  I got this recipe from my sister-in-law.  It's very moist and never lasts long at our house.
Buttermilk Banana Bread
1 1/4 cups sugar
1/2 cup butter or margarine, softened
2 eggs
3 bananas
1/2 cup  buttermilk
1 tsp vanilla
2 1/2 cups flour
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp salt

Combine all ingredients very well.  Pour into greased bundt pan.  Bake about 50-55 minutes at 350 degrees or until it tests done.

Zucchini Bread
This bread won a 3rd place ribbon at the 2011 Tillamook County Fair.

I use the above ingredients except omit bananas and vanilla.  Add:
1 tsp cinnamon
1/4 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp nutmeg
1/4 tsp lemon peel
2 cups shredded zucchini

Follow above instructions.

Banana Cake

I don't have a picture to show for this recipe. I made it to take to a church potluck and it was gone lickety split! The recipe comes from a cookbook Russell and I got when we got married. It's called the Farnsworth Family Favorites. It's favorite recipes from my first mission president's family. We love this cookbook.

Banana Cake
1/2 shortening
1 tsp vanilla
1/2 cup sour milk (I used plain yogurt)
1 cup mashed bananas
1 tsp baking soda
1 1/2 cups sugar
3 eggs
2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1 1/2 cups flour
1 cup chopped walnuts or pecans

Combine all ingredients very well. Pour into greased 9x13 baking pan. Bake at 350 degrees for about 35 minutes. Let cool and frost with....

Chocolate Frosting
1 cube margarine or butter
5 TBSP baking cocoa
1/2 cup milk
4 cups powdered sugar
1 tsp vanilla

Melt margarine and cocoa. Add milk and bring to a boil. Add powdered sugar and vanilla. Pour over cake. Enjoy!

Banana Cream Pie

This is the third pie I made for the Pioneer Day potluck today. It went so fast. The first to go actually.
Banana Cream Pie
3/4 cup sugar
1/3 cup flour
1/8 tsp salt
2 eggs
2 cups milk
2 TBSP butter
1/2 tsp vanilla
1 (9 inch) prebaked pie crust
1 (8 oz) container cool whip

Combine sugar, flour and salt in medium saucepan. Add eggs and beat well. Add the milk and butter. Cook slowly over medium/med-low heat until thick. Stir frequently. Let boil for 1 minute. Add 1/2 tsp vanilla. When mixture cools pour over sliced bananas in prepared pie crust. Top with thawed cool whip and refrigerate until ready to serve.
**Don't forget to pre-bake your pie crust!