Banana Pecan Cake

Name: Banana Pecan Cake
Prep time: 50 min
Cook time: 50 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 12
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 teaspoon baking powder; 1 teaspoon baking soda; 225 grams mashed bananas; 57 grams butter, softened; 120 milliliters buttermilk; 250 grams cake flour; 240 grams confectioners sugar; 2 eggs; 2 Tbsps all-purpose flour; 121 milliliters half-and-half cream; 1 Tbsp milk; 55 grams chopped pecans; 0 teaspoons salt; 51 grams shortening; 100 grams sugar; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

The recipe Banana Pecan Cake can be made in roughly 50 minutes. This recipe serves 12. One serving contains 341 calories, 5g of protein, and 14g of fat. Head to the store and pick up flour, half-and-half cream, bananas, and a few other things to make it today. It works well as a very affordable dessert. If you like this recipe, you might also like recipes such as Torta Di Banana (Banana Cake), Coconut Pecan Oatmeal Cake, and Ginger Pecan Cake.

Instructions

In a large bowl, cream shortening and sugar until light and fluffy.

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Shortening

Cream

Sugar

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Bowl

Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in bananas and vanilla.

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Banana

Vanilla

Egg

Combine, flour baking powder, soda and salt.

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Baking Powder

All Purpose Flour

Salt

Pop

Add alternately to the creamed mixture with buttermilk. Stir in nuts.

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Buttermilk

Nuts

Pour into two greased and floured 9-in. round baking pans.

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Baking Pan

Sprinkle with coconut.

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Coconut

Bake at 375° for 25-30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool in pans for 10 minutes before removing to wire racks to cool completely.

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Toothpicks

Oven

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.

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Butter

Cream

All Purpose Flour

Sugar

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Sauce Pan

Remove from the heat.

Add nuts, salt and vanilla; cool.

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Vanilla

Nuts

Salt

Spread filling over one cake layer with coconut side up.

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Coconut

Spread

Place second layer, coconut side up, on top.

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Coconut

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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Powdered Sugar