Bananas and Cream Cake

Submitted by Kittencalrecipezazz

"This is a recipe I have had around for a long time, it makes a great birthday cake, also makes one 13x9 cake"

 

• Ready In: 1hr
• Ingredients: 15
• Yields: 2 8inch cakes

ingredients

• CAKE

• 2 2⁄3 cups flour
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• 1⁄2 teaspoon baking soda
• 3⁄4 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄4 teaspoon nutmeg
• 3 eggs
• 3⁄4 cup light brown sugar
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 1 cup mashed ripe banana (about 3 med)
• 1 cup whipping cream
• 3⁄4 cup finely chopped pecans

• CREAM CHEESE ICING

• 2 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
• 1⁄4 cup butter
• 1 1⁄2 - 2 cups icing sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla

directions

1. Set oven to 350 degrees.
2. Set oven rack to second-lowest position.
3. Grease 2 8-in round baking pans, or 1 13x9-in baking pan.
4. FOR CAKE: In a small bowl, combine, flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt and nutmeg.
5. In a large bowl, beat eggs well, add brown sugar and beat until thick and light.
6. Stir in vanilla and bananas.
7. In a small bowl, whip cream.
8. Beat half of the flour mixture into the eggs.
9. Continue beating at low speed until blended.
10. Add whippd cream, and then remaining flour mixture.
11. Fold in pecans.
12. Divide batter between 2 round 8-in pans.
13. Bake for 35 mins, or until cake tests done.
14. Cool 10 mins, remove from pan; cool completely.
15. CREAM CHEESE ICING: Combine cream cheese and butter in a mixing bowl.
16. Beat until creamy.
17. Add icing sugar and beat until smooth.
18. Stir in vanilla.
19. Fill and frost cake.

Reviews

[1baytown]

This cake was delicious! Next time I will cut the frosting to 1/2 though since it made alot! Thanks!

 

[Debbb]

This is a very unique cake recipe. Personally, I found it to be quite nice - not too sweet, not too heavy. I also found the flavour developed nicer after a day. I had taken this to work for a co-worker's birthday. Of the 8 people that accepted a slice, only 1 person made a comment about how good it was. I found that to be particularly rude. But, I also thought it was an interesting commentary on the cake since everyone is usually gushing about my homebaked treats. So, I think it comes down to this being a more old-fashioned, dense cake & maybe not the light & airy cakes that people are used to these days.

 

[crescendogal]

Rave reviews from all the men in my house! I used a bundt pan and halved the frosting. Was just the right amount.

 

[Redneck Epicurean]

This was good. The only changes I made was to use walnuts instead of pecans (my preference). I think their flavor enhances bananas and I forgot to pick up pecans at the market. The icing for this cake was DEEEVINE!!!and I ended up making half an extra batch to munch on later. Kitten, this one's going in the church cookbook!