Going Bananas?

There are several shows the Babe likes to watch, including "The Fresh Beat Band".  They have one song that always starts with them saying they're "going bananas!".  So when we had family over the other day, the Babe said to someone that they were making her go bananas.  It was funny, and they wondered where she picked up that saying.  As if you had to ask...t.v., of course!

Speaking of bananas (nice segue, right?!), I have a new recipe for banana cake that is fairly easy.  I enjoyed both the texture and flavor, so here it is.  One of the combinations of ingredients was because I ran out of baking soda.  Its wonderful what information you can find on the internet, especially if it saves me from an emergency grocery store run!

Banana Cake
2/3 C Sugar
1/3 C Canola oil
3/4 C Sorghum flour
3/4 C Potato starch
1/2 C Tapioca flour
1 tsp Xanthan gum
1/2 tsp baking soda + 1 tsp lemon juice
1/4 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp salt
2-3 mashed ripe bananas
Semi-sweet chocolate chips

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.  Grease an 8 x 8 baking pan.
2. In a bowl, combine the sorghum, potato starch, tapioca flour, xanthan gum, 1/4 tsp baking soda, and salt.
3. Mash the bananas on a separate plate.
4. In a large bowl, cream the sugar and oil with a hand mixer for about 2-3 minutes.
5. In a small cup, mix the 1/2 tsp baking soda and lemon juice (it will fizz).
6. Slowly add to the sugar mix about 1/4 of the dry mix, then 1/4 of the bananas, and mix.  Add in the baking soda/lemon mixture.  Then continue to alternate mixing in the dry ingredients and banana until completely mixed in.
7. Add in about 1/3-1/2 cup chocolate chips.  Then spread out batter into pan.
8. Bake 45-50 minutes until top is golden.