Banana-Nut Pound Cake

Submitted by gailanng

"Better Homes and Garden favorite reader recipe of the year (2012)."

 

• Ready In: 1hr 39mins
• Ingredients: 12
• Serves: 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

1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Grease and flour a 10-inch fluted tube pan; set aside.
2. In a bowl combine flour, baking powder and salt; set aside.
3. 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.
4. Add eggs, one at a time, beating 1 minute after each addition; scrape bowl frequently.
5. 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.
6. 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.
7. Sprinkle with powdered sugar. To acquire an even sprinkling, use a sieve.

Reviews

[Jellyqueen]

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!

 

[Sanders.vonda]

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.

 

[thelmairene]

The extra beating that is required makes this a nice fluffy cake. My friends and family love it!

 

[Ariane T.]

good idea jellyqueen