Banana-Nut Pound Cake
"Better Homes and Garden favorite reader recipe of the year (2012)."
photo by Jellyqueen
- Ready In:
- 1hr 39mins
- Ingredients:
- 12
- Serves:
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12
ingredients
- 3 1⁄4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1⁄2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
- 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
- 1⁄2 cup butter, softened
- 3 cups sugar
- 4 eggs
- 2 medium bananas, mashed (about 1 cup)
- 1⁄4 cup Bourbon or 1/4 cup low-fat milk
- 1 tablespoon vanilla
- 1 cup chopped pecans, toasted
- powdered sugar
directions
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Grease and flour a 10-inch fluted tube pan; set aside.
- In a bowl combine flour, baking powder and salt; set aside.
- In a large mixing bowl beat cream cheese and butter with an electric mixer on medium speed until combined. Gradually add sugar, beating about 7 minutes or until light.
- Add eggs, one at a time, beating 1 minute after each addition; scrape bowl frequently.
- In a separate bowl combine bananas, bourbon and vanilla. Alternately add flour mixture and banana mixture to butter mixture; beat on low to medium speed after each addition just until combined. Stir in pecans. Spread evenly into prepared pan.
- Bake 80 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near center comes out clean. Cool cake in pan on a wire rack for 10 minutes. Remove from pan; cool on rack.
- Sprinkle with powdered sugar. To acquire an even sprinkling, use a sieve.
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Reviews
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Found this while looking for a way to use up ripe bananas. Glad I did!! Great moist cake. I did not dust with powdered sugar simply because I forgot until after the cake was cut. I did use the bourbon instead if milk. Will be making this cake again! -
Amazing. Do not change a thing. I used milk. It was a big hit with my family. It is time consuming but well worth it. -
The extra beating that is required makes this a nice fluffy cake. My friends and family love it!
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good idea jellyqueen
RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
gailanng
United States
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