Banana Nut Cake With Cream Cheese Frosting

Recipe courtesy Paula Deen

Show: Paula's Home CookingEpisode: Paula Deen's Wedding

Rated: 5 stars out of 5Rate itRead users' reviews (190)

RECIPE
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Cook Time:
28 min
Level:
Intermediate
Yield:
18 to 20 servings

Times:

Prep: 30 min
Inactive Prep: 45 min
Cook: 28 min
Total:: 1 hr 43 min

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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

Butter and flour 3 (9-inch) round cake pans; set aside. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

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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recipe Banana Nut Cake With Cream Cheese Frosting
Christine San Jose, CA 07-20-2010
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Paula you're my southern belle!
Rated: 4 stars out of 5

I always consult Paula on all things southern, this is no exception. These make great cupcakes too, stuck to the recipe... exactly and it came out great!Read more
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David Chepachet, RI 06-21-2010
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Conversion
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I got excellent results with the following modifications: Triple the batter recipe. Double the frosting recipe. Bake in a... convection oven on a 24"x16" sheet pan at 300 degrees for 30 minutes.Read more
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BEVERLY Newbern, NC 06-17-2010
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Very good
Rated: 4 stars out of 5

this cake was extremly good, dense but still very good, i used a sugar subistuite so then i only had to use half of the... sugar. when u use the cream cheese make sure u get the one in the box not the one that u use in the tub for on ur bagels. thanks Paula for a great recipe again.Read more
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Tamela Porter, TX 05-02-2010
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VERY, VERY GOOD!!!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

This was the best Banana Cake, I ever taste. On the first day I made it, I thought it was too sweet, my husband thought it... was wonder. The second day, I tried it again and thought, OK, good, by the third day, Oh, Lord. I tore it up! It seem to get better and better each day. Someone mention adding 1/2 cup of sour cream and extra banana, which I did and I let the bananas get really ripe. I should have made more icing, which I will do on the next time but, we really enjoyed this cake. Thanks Paula!!Read more
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erika los angeles, CA 03-31-2010
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superbbb!!!
Rated: 4 stars out of 5

I made this yesterday and my parents loooovved it! I loved it myself but I fount that it was a dense cake. Like the other... reviewers have mentioned it to have been a dense cake I used 2 cups of substitutted cake flour and only 1 cup of all pupose flour. I also substitued the oil for all 3/4 cup of applesauce which turned out fine. Next time I'll use all cake flour to make it lighter and maybe I'll subtract 2 tablespoons of sugar to cut back a little on the sweetness. This one's a keeper folks! :DRead more
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Tara Saginaw, TX 02-20-2010
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Delicious!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I followed the recipe exactly, except I accidentally put 2 cups of pecans into the cake and forgot to leave any for the... frosting. Didn't matter though, because it turned out great anyway! Also instead of making a layer cake, I just used a 9"x13" pan and it worked fine. Moist, delicious, and the frosting adds a fabulous touch. My roommates and I loved it!!Read more