Banana chiffon cake

 
                            Banana Chiffon Cake
 
 Recipe By     : Jim Fobel, Woman's Day,  2/1/95
 Serving Size  : 12   Preparation Time :0:20
 Categories    : Cakes
 
  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
 --------  ------------  --------------------------------
    1      C             Egg Whites
      1/2  Tsp           Cream Of Tartar
    2 1/4  C             Cake Flour
    1      Tbsp          Baking Powder
    1 1/4  C             Sugar
    5                    Egg Yolk
    1      C             Banana -- Mashed
      1/2  C             Oil
    3      Tbsp          Bourbon
    1      Tsp           Vanilla
    2      Tbsp          Bourbon
    1      Tbsp          Milk
    1 1/2  C             Confectioner's Sugar -- Sifted
                         Strawberries
                         Banana - Sliced
 
 HEAT OVEN TO 325.  HAVE READY A 10" TUBE PAN WITH A REMOVABLE BOTTOM.  DO 
 NOT GREASE.
 ADD CREAM OF TARTAR TO EGG WHITES AND BEAT WITH AN ELECTRIC MIXER UNTIL 
 STIFF PEAKS FORM.  DON'T OVERBEAT.
 IN ANOTHER BOWL, STIR FLOUR, SUGAR AND  BAKING POWDER UNTIL BLENDED.  MAKE 
 A WELL IN CENTER AND IN IT PUT THE EGG YOLKS, BANANAS, AND OIL.  ADD WATER 
 TO BOURBON TO MAKE 1/3 C.  ADD TO WELL WITH VANILLA.
 BEAT INGREDIENTS IN WELL WITH ELECTRIC MIXER, GRADUALLY BEATING IN DRY 
 INGREDIENTS FROM AROUND EDGE, JUST UNTIL YOU HAVE A SMOOTH BATTTER.  POUR 
 1/3 BATTER OVER WHITES AND QUICKLY, BUT GENTLY, STIR UNTIL BATTER AND 
 WHITES ARE BLENDED.  REPEAT TWICE WITH REMAINING BATTER.  POUR INTO TUBE 
 PAN.
 BAKE 55 MIN.  DON'T OPEN OVEN DOOR OR CAKE MAY FALL.  INCREASE OVEN TO 350 
 AND BAKE 10-15 MIN LONGER, UNTIL PICK TESTS CLEAN IN CENTER.
 HANG CAKE UPSIDE DOWN AND COOL COMPLETELY.  REMOVE CAKE FROM PAN.
 
 GLAZE: HEAT BOURBON AND MILK TO A SIMMER.  STIR IN CONFECTIONER'S SUGAR 
 UNTIL DISSOLVED.  IMMEDIATELY DRIZZLE OVER TOP AND SIDES OF CAKE.  LET COOL 
 UNTIL GLAZE SETS BEFORE GARNISHING.  CUT WITH A LONG SERRATED KNIFE.
 345 CAL