Banana Cranberry Cake Recipes

CRANBERRY BANANA COFFEE CAKE

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Beat in eggs and vanilla. Combine the dry ingredients; add to the creamed mixture alternately with bananas, beating well after each addition. Spread into a greased 13x9-in. baking pan. Top with cranberry sauce., In a small bowl, combine the brown sugar, pecans and flour; stir in butter. Sprinkle over cranberries. Bake at 350° for 45-50 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool in pan on a wire rack.

BANANA CRANBERRY BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease two 9x5 inch loaf pans.
• In a large bowl, cream together the sugar and shortening until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs, and mix in bananas, cranberry sauce, milk, and vanilla. In a separate bowl, mix together flour, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Gradually blend flour mixture into the banana mixture. Fold in walnuts. Pour into the prepared loaf pans.
• Bake for 50 to 60 minutes in the preheated oven, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool in pan for 10 minutes, then turn out onto a wire rack, and cool completely.

BANANA CRANBERRY CAKE

Steps:

• In a bowl, add beaten eggs with cream cheese. With a whisk blend in brown sugar and oil, mix well.
• Stir in cinnamon, baking soda, baking powder, mashed banana and flour.
• Pour mixture into a greased 9-inch round cake pan or if making quick bread a 12 x 4 x 4-inch loaf pan. Can also use 6 mini loaf pans for mini loaves.
• Bake in 375° oven for 50 minutes checking for doneness using a knife in the center of the cake.
• Cool for 10 minutes in the pan. When cool, loosen edges and turn onto rack to completely cool.
• Slice and serve or wrap in plastic wrap and foil for freezing. This will keep in the freezer for 6 months.

BANANA CRANBERRY COFFEE CAKE

Steps:

• 1. Combine cranberries, 1 cup sugar and water; cook over medium heat about 5 minutes or until cranberries begin to pop. Drain and set aside.
• 2. Cream shortening; gradually add 2/3 cup sugar, beating until light and fluffy. Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition.
• 3. Sift dry ingredients; add to creamed mixture alternately with banana, mixing well after each addition. Fold in cranberries and pecans.
• 4. Line a greased 9 x 5 x 3-inch loaf pan with wax paper; grease wax paper. Spoon batter into pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 1 hr or until coffee cake tests done. Cool 5 or 10 minutes in pan and than remove.

BANANA CRANBERRY MUFFINS

Steps:

• In a small saucepan, bring cranberries, 1 cup sugar and water to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 5-7 minutes or until berries begin to pop. Drain and set aside., In a large bowl, cream shortening and remaining sugar. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Combine the flour, baking powder, salt and baking soda; add to creamed mixture alternately with bananas. Fold in cranberry mixture and walnuts., Fill greased or paper-lined muffin cups three-fourths full. Bake at 400° for 15-20 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool for 5 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks.

CRANBERRY BANANA BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350F degrees.
• Grease an 8 1/2 by 4 1/2 inch loaf pan.
• Mix sugar and butter in a medium mixing bowl until completely blended.
• Add banana, milk and eggs, mixing well.
• Add dry ingredients, mixing just until moist.
• Stir in nuts and cranberries.
• Spread batter evenly in the loaf pan.
• Bake for 1 hour and 10 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the centre of the bread comes out clean.
• Remove from pan, cool on rack.