Indulge in the delightful harmony of flavors and textures with our tantalizing banana pecan cake. This culinary masterpiece is a symphony of moist banana cake, crunchy pecans, and a luscious cream cheese frosting. Each bite offers a burst of sweet banana flavor, complemented by the nutty crunch of pecans. The velvety cream cheese frosting adds a touch of richness and tanginess, creating a perfect balance that will satisfy your sweet cravings. This article presents two irresistible variations of this classic recipe: a traditional version and a gluten-free option. Whether you prefer the classic or a gluten-free alternative, you'll find the perfect recipe to suit your dietary preferences and delight your taste buds.
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BANANA BUTTER PECAN CAKE
A Thanksgiving favorite at my house!
Provided by tbakercakes
Categories Desserts Nut Dessert Recipes Pecan Dessert Recipes
Time 2h5m
Yield 12
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Generously grease and flour a 9-inch fluted tube pan (such as a Bundt®).
- Mix butter pecan cake mix, water, vegetable oil, eggs, bananas, pecans, and toffee baking bits in a bowl until thoroughly combined. Pour batter into prepared tube pan.
- Bake in the preheated oven until cake is lightly golden brown and a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 30 to 40 minutes. Cool the cake in the tube pan for 15 minutes. Place a serving platter on top of the pan and invert pan. Gently lift pan from cake and let cake finish cooling.
- Melt butter and brown sugar in a saucepan over low heat, stirring until combined. Bring to a boil, stir in milk, and return to a rolling boil. Remove from heat; beat confectioners' sugar and vanilla extract into butter mixture to make a smooth frosting. Spread over cooled cake and allow to stand until frosting has set, about 15 minutes.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 604.1 calories, Carbohydrate 93.8 g, Cholesterol 75.4 mg, Fat 25.1 g, Fiber 0.9 g, Protein 3.5 g, SaturatedFat 9.4 g, Sodium 387 mg, Sugar 69.9 g
BANANA PECAN CAKE
This banana cake, topped with pecans and coconut, combines just the right amount of fruit and crunch.
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Desserts
Time 50m
Yield 12 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 25
Steps:
- In a large bowl, cream shortening and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in bananas and vanilla. Combine, flour baking powder, soda and salt. Add alternately to the creamed mixture with buttermilk. Stir in nuts. , Pour into two greased and floured 9-in. round baking pans. Sprinkle with coconut. Bake at 375° for 25-30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool in pans for 10 minutes before removing to wire racks to cool completely. , For filling, combine the sugar, flour, cream and butter in a saucepan. Bring to a boil over medium heat; cook and stir for 1-2 minutes or until thickened. Remove from the heat. Add nuts, salt and vanilla; cool. Spread filling over one cake layer with coconut side up. Place second layer, coconut side up, on top. , For frosting, in a small bowl, beat the shortening, butter confectioners' sugar, vanilla and enough milk to achieve frosting consistency. Frost sides of cake only. If desired, cake can be made without frosting.
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BANANA-PECAN CAKE
Provided by Martha Stewart
Categories Food & Cooking Dessert & Treats Recipes Cake Recipes
Time 1h
Yield Makes one 6-inch cake
Number Of Ingredients 15
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Butter a 6-by-2-inch round cake pan. Line bottom with parchment paper; butter, and dust with flour. Set aside. Into a bowl, sift flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, and cloves. In another bowl, whisk banana, buttermilk, and vanilla.
- In a large bowl, cream butter and brown sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in egg. Add flour mixture in two batches, alternating with banana mixture. Stir in pecans. Pour into pan; bake until golden brown, about 45 minutes. Let cool 10 minutes. Run a knife around edge; invert onto a wire rack. Reinvert cake; let cool. Dust with confectioners' sugar, and serve with whipped cream if desired.
BUTTER PECAN BANANA CAKE
Make and share this Butter Pecan Banana Cake recipe from Food.com.
Provided by MarBear
Categories Dessert
Time 1h
Yield 1 cake, 12-16 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350. Grease and flour 10-inch Bundt or tube pan.
- For cake, combine cake mix, eggs, bananas,oil, sugar, milk and vanilla extract in large mixing bowl.
- Beat at low speed with electric mixer until moistened.
- Beat at medium speed for 2 minutes.
- Stir in 1 cup chopped pecans.
- Pour into prepared pan.
- Bake 50 to 60 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
- Cool completely.
- For frosting, place 1 cup coarsely chopped pecans and butter in skillet.
- Cook on medium heat, stirring until pecans are toasted.
- Combine nut mixture and frosting in small bowl.
- Cool until spreading consistency.
- Frost cake.
BANANA-PECAN SHEET CAKE
A dear friend of mine gave me this recipe, and I make it often, especially for potlucks. Sometimes I make it ahead, freeze the cake and then frost it before the party. -Merrill Powers, Spearville, Kansas
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Desserts
Time 55m
Yield 24 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 16
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350°. Coat a 15x10x1-in. baking pan with cooking spray., In a large bowl, beat butter and sugar until blended. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Add bananas, mixing well (mixture will appear curdled)., In another bowl, whisk flour, baking powder, salt and baking soda; add to butter mixture alternately with buttermilk, beating well after each addition. Fold in pecans., Transfer to prepared pan. Bake 20-25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool completely in pan on a wire rack., For frosting, in a large bowl, combine butter, confectioners' sugar and vanilla. Add enough milk to achieve desired consistency. Frost cake. Sprinkle with toasted pecans.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 267 calories, Fat 10g fat (4g saturated fat), Cholesterol 35mg cholesterol, Sodium 240mg sodium, Carbohydrate 43g carbohydrate (31g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 3g protein.
BANANA PINEAPPLE CAKE WITH COCONUT PECAN FROSTING
This moist cake's delicious light and delicate flavor compliments the coconut frosting and it isn't too sweet or rich.
Provided by Anita Hoffman
Categories Cakes
Time 50m
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- 1. In a large bowl, combine cake mix, pineapple with juice, milk, eggs and oil. Beat on low speed to blend, about 1 minute. Add bananas and beat on medium speed for 2 minutes.
- 2. Pour into a greased and floured 9 X 13 inch baking pan and bake at 350 degrees for 30-35 minutes.
- 3. During last 5 minutes of baking, prepare frosting.
- 4. Frosting: In a medium saucepan, cook and stir sugar, butter, evaporated milk, egg yolks and vanilla on medium heat until thickened , about 10 minutes.
- 5. Remove from heat and stir in coconuts and pecans. Cool to room temperature and spreading consistency, before spreading on cooled cake.
DESSERT, CAKE: BANANA CAKE WITH PECAN PRALINE TOPPING RECIPE - (4.5/5)
Provided by LynnK
Number Of Ingredients 20
Steps:
- preheat oven to 350. grease and flour a 9 inch SQUARE pan. cream sugar, butter, and bananas until smooth and creamy. beat in buttermilk, rum, and egg. blend in all remaining cake ingredients. pour into pan. bake 25 to 30 minutes, or until toothpick comes out clean. cool completely, then spread with topping. for topping: bring butter and sugar to a boil in a small saucepan. cook over medium heat, stirring, 1 minute or until slightly thickened. let cool 10 minutes. beat in milk, powdered sugar, and vanilla. stir in nuts.
KING CAKE WITH BANANA CARAMEL PECAN FILLING
Steps:
- 1. Prepare the caramel sauce for the filling. In the top of a double boiler, pour in the condensed milk, place over the bottom portion of boiling water, cover, reduce the heat to medium-low and simmer, stirring occasionally, until thick and caramel-colored, about 2½ hours. Cool 20 minutes before using. 2. Prepare the cake. In a bowl, whisk milk with sugar, yeast and 1 heaping tablespoon flour until smooth and the yeast is dissolved. Let rest until the mixture gets bubbly, then whisk in butter, egg yolks, vanilla, and orange zest. 3. In a separate bowl, mix remaining flour, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Fold this mixture into the wet ingredients with a rubber spatula. Once combined and the dough begins to pull away from the bowl, turn it out onto a lightly floured surface and knead by hand until smooth, about 20 minutes of kneading. Form into a ball and place in a clean bowl, covered with plastic wrap, and allow it to rise until doubled in size, about 2 hours. 4. Preheat the oven to 375 F. 5. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured work surface. Using your fingers pat it out into a rectangle about 30 inches long and 6 inches wide. Spoon and spread some caramel sauce across the bottom lengthwise half of the dough rectangle then sprinkle the pecan bits and banana pieces on top. Flip the top half over the filling. Seal the edges, pinching the dough together. Shape the dough into a ring and pinch the ends together so there isn't a seam. 6. Carefully transfer the ring to the prepared baking sheet and cover with plastic wrap allowing the dough to rise until doubled in size, about 45 minutes. Bake until light golden brown, about 20 minutes. (Be careful not to overcook!) Remove and allow to cool completely on a wire rack before decorating. Gently lift up the edge of the cake, and hide the plastic baby somewhere through the bottom. Decorate with icing in alternating colors of Green, Purple and Gold.
BANANA PECAN OATMEAL CAKE
This moist and delicious cake has a crunchy caramel-pecan topping. This recipe is from Patricia Mitchell's
Provided by Ceezie
Categories Dessert
Time 1h5m
Yield 12-16 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 17
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350°F Grease a 9x13-inch pan.
- Combine the flour, oatmeal, baking powder, baking soda, salt and nutmeg. Mix well and set aside.
- At medium speed of an electric mixer, cream together the shortening and sugar until light and fluffy. Add the eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
- At low speed, add the flour mixture alternately with the buttermilk and mashed bananas, beginning and ending with the flour mixture. Beat only until ingredients are blended; do not overbeat. Stir in the vanilla extract.
- Spread evenly in the prepared pan, and bake for 35 to 40 minutes or until a cake tester comes out clean.
- Allow cake to cool for 10 minutes.
- Topping:.
- In a small saucepan, melt the butter. Add the brown sugar, milk, coconut and pecans, and stir well. (Or, melt the butter in the microwave and combine with the remaining ingredients.) Spread the topping evenly over the cake.
- Place cake in a preheated broiler about 6 inches from the heat. Broil for 2 minutes or until golden brown.
CARAMEL PECAN BANANA CAKE
Caramel, bananas, AND pecans? What an amazing flavor combination... Why had we never thought to try this before?! This Bundt cake starts with a boxed cake mix. It's very impressive when served, no one would guess how easy it was to make. It's packed with banana and pecan flavor. Great recipe, Tresa!
Provided by Tresa Hargrove
Categories Cakes
Time 55m
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Mash 2 bananas and 1 tablespoon lemon juice in a bowl. Set aside.
- 2. Slice remaining 3 bananas into 1/2 inch slices on an angle. Pour the remaining tablespoon of lemon juice on top and set aside.
- 3. Beat cake mix, banana pudding mix, milk, eggs, and 1/4 cup butter on medium speed for 2 minutes. Add mashed bananas in lemon juice and beat for 1 more minute. Let batter rest for 5 minutes.
- 4. Meanwhile, spray 12 cup Bundt pan with non-stick cooking spray. Arrange 8 pecans halves in the deep wells of the pan. Top with sliced bananas (overlapping bananas) at the bottom of the Bundt pan.
- 5. Sprinkle the 1/2 cup toasted pecans on top of bananas.
- 6. Mix butterscotch pudding mix and brown sugar together and sprinkle over pecans. Pour remaining 1/4 cup melted butter over pudding mix. Let butter and pudding set for 5 minutes.
- 7. Pour cake mix over top of the butter pudding mixture. Bake in pre-heated 350 degree oven for 35 to 40 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
- 8. Remove from oven and let cool for 10 minutes.
- 9. Invert onto cake plate leaving pan on top for 15 minutes.
BUTTER PECAN BANANA CAKE
Make and share this Butter Pecan Banana Cake recipe from Food.com.
Provided by Lali8752
Categories Breads
Time 1h
Yield 1 Cake
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Mix first 7 ingredients.
- Beat 4 minutes bake 350* 50 minutes.
- Top with mixture of last 2 ingredients.
BANANA PECAN CAKE WITH COCONUT FROSTING
One of my brothers always requested this banana cake for his birthday. When my mom entered the cake recipe to a county fair contest, she won the blue ribbon!-Edna Hoffman, Hebron, Indiana
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Desserts
Time 1h10m
Yield 12 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 25
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350°. Line bottoms of two greased 9-in. round baking pans with parchment paper; grease paper., In a large bowl, cream shortening and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in bananas. (Mixture may appear curdled.) In another bowl, whisk flour, baking powder, salt and baking soda; add to creamed mixture alternately with milk, beating well after each addition. Fold in pecans., Transfer batter to prepared pans. Bake 25-30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pans 10 minutes before removing to wire racks; remove paper. Cool completely., For filling, in a large saucepan, mix sugar, flour and salt. Whisk in cream. Cook and stir over medium heat until thickened and bubbly. Reduce heat to low; cook and stir 2 minutes longer. Remove from heat. Stir in butter and vanilla. Transfer to a small bowl. Press plastic wrap onto surface of mixture. Refrigerate until cold., For frosting, in a large bowl, beat shortening, butter and extracts until blended. Beat in confectioners' sugar alternately with cream, adding enough cream to reach desired consistency; beat until smooth., Stir pecans into chilled cream mixture. Place one cake layer on a serving plate; spread with filling. Top with remaining cake layer. Frost top and sides of cake. Refrigerate until serving.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 745 calories, Fat 38g fat (12g saturated fat), Cholesterol 70mg cholesterol, Sodium 426mg sodium, Carbohydrate 98g carbohydrate (69g sugars, Fiber 2g fiber), Protein 6g protein.
BANANA PECAN BRUNCH CAKE
No over-ripe banana ever gets tossed out in my kitchen! At the price of bananas today, I find a tasty way to use every one. This brunch cake is a variation of my most requested coffee cake. Instead of making the usual banana bread for a breakfast or brunch, try this recipe intead. It is light, full of banana flavor with a buttery...
Provided by Laurie Lenartowicz
Categories Other Breakfast
Time 55m
Number Of Ingredients 16
Steps:
- 1. Preheat oven temperature to 350 degrees. Grease and flour a 10 inch round or 8x8 square baking pan.
- 2. With electric mixer on low, cream the butter with the sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in egg, vanilla, bananas and sour cream.
- 3. In another bowl, whisk together the flour, soda, baking powder, salt and cinnamon. Mix the dry ingredients into the moist ingredients with a wooden spoon just until all crumbs are moistened.
- 4. Spread cake batter into prepared pan. Mix together the streusel topping ingredients until crumbs hold together. Sprinkle topping over the batter.
- 5. Bake in oven for 35-40 minutes until toothpick tests dry. Cool on cake rack for 10 minutes. Remove from pan amd continue cooling or serve warm. Store at room temperature tightly wrapped.
CARAMEL PECAN BANANA CAKE
Prepared by Vicki Pollitt of The Villages, FL March, 2014
Provided by ann wilson
Categories Fruit Desserts
Time 1h5m
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- 1. Preheat oven to 350. Spray a 12 cup bundt pan with cooking spray.
- 2. Mash 2 bananas and 1 T lemon juice in bowl and set aside.
- 3. Slice 3 bananas into 1/2 inch slices on an angle and pour 1 T lemon juice on top and set aside.
- 4. Mix cake mix, banana pudding mix, milk, eggs and 1/4 melted butter on medium speed for two minutes.
- 5. Add the mashed bananas and mix for one minute more. Let batter rest for 5 minutes.
- 6. Arrange 8 pecan halves in the pan and top with the sliced bananas in the bottom of the bundt pan.
- 7. Sprinkle 1/2 cup of the toasted chopped pecans on top of the bananas.
- 8. Mix the butterscotch pudding mix with the brown sugar and sprinkle over the pecans. Pour the remaining 1/4 cup melted butter over the pudding mix.
- 9. Let the butter and pudding set for 5 minutes. Pour the cake mixture over the top of the butter-pudding mixture.
- 10. Bake for approx. 35 to 40 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
- 11. Remove from oven and let cool for 10 minutes. Then invert onto a cake plate and leave pan on top for 15 minutes.
Tips:
- Use ripe bananas: The riper the bananas, the sweeter and more flavorful your cake will be.
- Cream the butter and sugar together until light and fluffy: This will help to incorporate air into the batter, resulting in a light and airy cake.
- Gradually add the eggs, one at a time: This will help to prevent the batter from curdling.
- Fold in the dry ingredients gently: Overmixing can result in a tough cake.
- Toast the pecans before adding them to the batter: This will enhance their flavor and add a crunchy texture to the cake.
- Bake the cake until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean: Overbaking can result in a dry cake.
- Let the cake cool completely before frosting it: This will help to prevent the frosting from melting.
Conclusion:
This banana pecan cake is a delicious and easy-to-make dessert that is perfect for any occasion. The combination of sweet bananas, crunchy pecans, and creamy frosting is sure to please everyone. So next time you're looking for a special treat, give this cake a try.
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