Saturday, March 12, 2022

Sweet Cheap Banana Cake



  Sweet Cheap Banana Cake!



Every once in a while, it behooves me to create something out of something else. So I took a basic cake recipe and tweaked it a bit to suit some CHEAPSKATE appetites out in the world.
There seems to be an insatiable appetite for frugality....now that gas and meat prices have gone up so much....and in such a short period of time.

So, without further ado.....here is a very simple, very basic low cost frugal BANANA CAKE recipe.

Ingredients:
Throw all the following in a mixing bowl.:

2 peeled overripe bananas (it's ok if the bananas have begun to brown)
2 cups all purpose white flour
1 cup white sugar
1 teaspoon baking powder
2 eggs
a dash of veggie oil or canola oil : ( if you need to measure....I'd estimate 1 tablespoon)
1 teaspoon of ground cinnamon 

Blend all of the above with a high speed blender until thick and creamy.
Coat a medium size caserole or baking dish with a thin layer of veggie oil or canola oil.
Pour/scrape all the batter into your baking dish.

Preheat your oven to 350 degrees F.
Bake the cake for 25 minutes and then leave it in the oven after you turn it off to let it settle and the crust to get a little bit more crisp. 
(oven  temperatures can vary by oven style and other factors..... use your common sense and adjust the temperature or length of baking time to suit your own particular oven)

One of the things that's cool about this recipe is that it doesn't take any additional liquids...such as milk or water. All the liquid that the cake requires is provided by the over ripe bananas!

That's it! Easy Peasy eh?

Enjoy once it cools a bit and serve with butter or margarine or all by itself.
Delicious and frugal!

No need to throw away browning bananas any more.... Just peel em and throw them into a zip lock bag and freeze them for these delightfully frugal banana cakes.

Bon Appetit!

Carla.



Review of Flash Food App















So, If any of y'all are bargain hunters...you are definitely going to want to check out the "Flash Food" app. It is easy to download and very user friendly. You don't even have to handle payments in the grocery store....it is all done online.

So, what is "Flash Food" ? It is a way for grocery stores in Ontario to offer products at steep discounts rather than tossing them in their dumpsters when they are trying to reorganize their merchandising or getting rid of foods that are near their expiry dates.( i am sure that it operates in other provinces too....and maybe even the USA)

Above are all the items I was able to get  this week, for just under 20 Canadian dollars. I know that the choices are heavy on dairy...but that is just the way it is.....Dairy products are most sensitive to expiry dates...and stores have more dairy products near expiry than they know what to do with. It saves the store money to be able to sell these items instead of letting them be disposed of. It is also an environmental and social benefit for stores to be able to claim that they reducing their "land fill" items and offering lower cost food options for those who may need it.

I like that there was a broad assortment....including even some meat and high value cheeses. The yogurts are easy to freeze and kids like them for snacks. 

Do you have Flash Food app operating in your locality? Do you like it? Does it freak you out to buy foods near expiry? Do tell.

I thought those frugal friends of mine would appreciate a glimpse into what a Flash food order can be. Well, that's all for now. Be well....and take advantage of those blessings that God provides. Be well and prosper "biggly"!

Peace,
Carla.