"Beat This" Banana Bread - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 cups sugar
1 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
6 medium very ripe bananas
4 large eggs, well beaten
1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
2 teaspoons grated orange rind
2 1/2 cups cake flour, sifted
2 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon salt

Preparation

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Butter two 9x5\" loaf pans.
Cream the sugar and the butter until light and whipped (until creamy).
Add the bananas, eggs, lemon juice, orange rind.
Beat until blended uniformly.
Be patient, and beat until the banana lumps are gone.
Sift the dry ingredients together.
Fold lightly and thoroughly into the banana mixture.
Pour the batter into prepared loaf pans.
Bake for 45 to 55 minutes, until the loaves are firm in the middle and the edges begin to pull away from the pans.
Cool the loaves on racks for 30 minutes before removing from the pans.
Freezes well.