Photo: Banana Nut Cake With Cream Cheese Frosting Recipe
Ingredients
Cake:
- Butter, for greasing pans
- 3 cups all-purpose flour, plus more for pans
- 2 cups sugar
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 3 eggs, beaten
- 3/4 cup vegetable oil
- 4 large ripe bananas, mashed
- 1 cup chopped pecans
- 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
Frosting:
- 1 (8-ounce) package cream cheese, at room temperature
- 1/2 cup butter (1 stick), at room temperature
- 1 pound confectioners' sugar, sifted
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup chopped pecans
- Cook's Note: This recipe is not formulated for a wedding cake, but for a normal size everyone can use. Increase as needed if you are making tiered or extra large cakes.
Directions
Cake:
In a mixing bowl, stir together the flour, sugar, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt. Add the eggs and oil and stir just until the dry ingredients are moistened; do not beat. Stir in the banana, pecans, and vanilla. Divide the batter among the prepared pans and bake for 23 to 28 minutes, or until a wooden pick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool the cake layers in the pans for 10 minutes, and then turn them out onto a rack to cool completely. While the cake cools, make the frosting.
Frosting:
In a bowl, blend together the cream cheese and butter. Gradually add the confectioners' sugar and beat until light and fluffy. Beat in the vanilla. Stir in the pecans, or reserve them to sprinkle over the frosted cake. Fill and frost the cake when it is completely cool.
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By kiawana9
on April 09, 2012
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Very Delicious. I cut back on the cinnamon a little only because I love tasting more banana. I've made this dish twice in three weeks and the only I would suggest is making sure the bananas are very ripe.
By kimba_ya_ha_7949978
Redding, CA
on March 23, 2012
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This is one of most favorite cake recipes. It is a huge hit everytime I make it. The last time I made this for my 6'7" son that was home on leave from Afghanistan, walked into the kitchen and he was inhaling it. He said mom this is my favorite..... I am baking it tomorrow for the womens wine group. I trust anything sweet from Paula Deen and know its going to make a huge hit. Thanks!!
By katevdk_2191500
Maryland
on March 17, 2012
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I make this cake as cupcakes, and they are my very favorite cupcakes. The pecans in the cream cheese frosting are amazing.
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