Banana Rama Bundt Cake Recipes

THE BEST BANANA BUNDT CAKE (DORIE GREENSPAN)

Steps:

• Center a rack in the oven and preheat to 350°F Generously butter a 9- to 10-inch (12 cup) Bundt pan. (If you use a silicone pan there's no need to butter it.) Don't place the pan on a baking sheet - you want the oven's heat to circulate through the Bundt's inner tube.
• Whisk the flour, baking soda and salt together.
• Working with a stand mixer, preferably fitted with a paddle attachment, or with a hand mixer in a large bowl, beat the butter until creamy. Add the sugar and beat at medium speed until pale and fluffy. Beat in the vanilla, then add the eggs one at a time, beating for about 1 minute after each egg goes inches Reduce the mixer speed to low and mix in the bananas. Finally, mix in half the dry ingredients (don't be disturbed when the batter curdles), all the sour cream and then the rest of the flour mixture. Scrape the batter into the pan, rap the pan on the counter to debubble the batter and smooth the top.
• Bake for 65-75 minutes, or until a thin knife inserted deep into the center of the cake comes out clean. Check the cake after about 30 minutes - if it is browning too quickly, cover it loosely with a foil tent. Transfer the cake to a rack and cool for 10 minutes before unmolding onto the rack to cool to room temperature. If you have time, wrap the cooled cake in plastic and allow it to sit overnight before serving - it's even better the next day.
• OPTIONAL LEMONY WHITE ICING: Sift 3/4 cup confectioners' sugar into a bowl and squeeze in enough fresh lemon juice (start with 2 teaspoons and add more by drops) to make an icing thin enough to drizzle down the Bundt's curves.
• MUFFIN OPTION: Halve the recipe. You can add nuts or chocolate chips. Bake 28-32 minutes. Yields 12 muffins.

BANANA BUNDT CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease and flour a fluted tube pan (such as a Bundt®.
• Combine flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt in a bowl.
• Place butter and sugar in a blender; process until sugar is almost completely dissolved; pour into a bowl. Stir in mashed bananas and egg until well blended; pour banana mixture into flour mixture and stir until batter is just combined. Pour batter into prepared tube pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a knife inserted into the center comes out clean, 30 to 35 minutes. Cool in the pan for 10 minutes before inverting cake onto a plate to serve.

BANANA RAMA BUNDT CAKE

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Prepare bundt pan by coating with shortening and shaking flour on top to coat.
• 2. In a medium bowl, combine all of the first 5 ingredients. Mix well and set aside.
• 3. In a large bowl, beat eggs until foamy and pale yellow in color. Add oil and rum extract and mix to blend. Add flour mixture beating until all is used. If it gets too thick, use paddle or wooden spoon. Stir in bananas and nuts and pour into bundt pan.
• 4. Bake for one hour. Use toothpick inserted in center to see if it is done. If toothpick does not come out clean, bake for an additional 5 or 10 minutes.
• 5. Let set in pan for a few minutes, then put on cake plate. Remove top of frosting and the foil and put in microwave for one minute. Drizzle on top of warm cake....Top with walnuts.