Double Banana Pound Cake Recipes

BANANA POUND CAKE WITH CARAMEL GLAZE

Steps:

• Preheat an oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a bowl. Set aside. Grease and flour a fluted tube pan.
• Beat 1 cup of butter, shortening, 2 cups of brown sugar, and 1 cup of white sugar with an electric mixer in a large bowl until light and fluffy. The mixture should be noticeably lighter in color. Add the bananas, followed by the eggs one at a time, allowing each egg to blend into the butter mixture before adding the next. Beat in 2 teaspoons of vanilla extract with the last egg. Pour in the flour mixture alternately with the milk, mixing until just incorporated. Fold in the pecans; mixing just enough to evenly combine. Pour the batter into prepared pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 1 hour and 20 minutes.
• Meanwhile, prepare the glaze. Heat 1/2 cup of butter, 1/4 cup of brown sugar, 1/4 cup of white sugar, 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract, and heavy cream in a saucepan over medium heat. Stir continuously until the sugars have dissolved, then gently simmer for 1 minute. Pour over baked cake while still in the pan. Cool in the pan for 10 minutes before removing to cool completely on a wire rack.

BANANAS & CREAM POUND CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325°. In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy, about 5 minutes. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in vanilla. In another bowl, mix the flour, salt and baking soda; add to the creamed mixture alternately with buttermilk, beating well after each addition., Transfer to a greased and floured 9x5-in. loaf pan. Bake until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, 40-45 minutes. Cool in pan 10 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely., In a small bowl, whisk milk and pudding mix for 2 minutes. Let stand for 2 minutes. In a large bowl, beat cream cheese and condensed milk until smooth; fold in pudding. Fold in 3-1/2 cups whipped topping., Cut cake into eight slices; arrange on bottom of an ungreased 13x9-in. dish, trimming to fit as necessary. Slice bananas; arrange over cake. Spread pudding mixture over top. Refrigerate, covered, for 3 hours. Serve with remaining whipped topping, and if desired, additional bananas.

BANANA POUND CAKE

Steps:

• Grease a 10-in. fluted tube pan. Sprinkle with 3 teaspoons sugar; set aside. , In a large bowl, cream butter and the remaining 3 cups sugar until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Stir in bananas and extracts. Combine flour and baking soda; add to the creamed mixture alternately with sour cream, beating just until combined., Pour into prepared pan (pan will be full). Bake at 325° until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean, 75-85 minutes. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack to cool completely., In a small bowl, whisk glaze ingredients until smooth; drizzle over cake. Store in the refrigerator. May be frozen for up to 1 month.

DOUBLE-BANANA POUND CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Coat a 10-inch tube pan with cooking spray; dust with breadcrumbs.
• Lightly spoon the flour into dry measuring cups, and level with a knife.
• Combine the flour, baking powder, salt, and mace in a bowl, and stir well with a whisk.(Very important step - flour needs to be whisked.)
• Combine the mashed banana, milk, and banana liqueur in a bowl.
• Beat the butter in a large bowl at medium speed of a mixer until light and fluffy.
• Gradually add the granulated sugar and vanilla extract, and beat the mixture until well-blended.
• Add the eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition.
• Add the flour mixture to the sugar mixture alternately with the banana mixture, beating at low speed, beginning and ending with the flour mixture.
• Spoon the batter into prepared pan.
• Bake cake at 350° for 1 hour or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean.
• Cool in pan 10 minutes on a wire rack; remove from pan.
• Cool completely on wire rack.
• Sift powdered sugar over top of cake.
• Note: To freeze extra pound cake, let cake cool completely on a wire rack; then cut into individual slices. Place unglazed slices in a heavy-duty zip-top plastic bag. Remove excess air from the bag; then seal and place it in your freezer for up to four months. To thaw, let it stand at room temperature.
• Note: You can use a 12 cup Bundt pan instead of the 10-inch tube pan. Just reduce the oven temperature to 325º.

BANANA POUND CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees and grease a bundt pan with cooking spray.
• Sprinkle tablespoon of sugar onto pan. Set aside.
• In a large bowl, beat butter and sugar until fluffy, about 5 minutes.
• Once fluffy, add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
• Add mashed bananas and extracts.
• In a seperate bowl, mix together flour and baking soda.
• Add flour mixture alternatley with the sour cream to the butter mixture.
• Pour finished batter into the prepared bundt pan and bake for 75-85 minutes.
• Enjoy!