Best Banana Pound Cake Recipes

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.

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.

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!

BANANA CREAM CHEESE POUND CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Add Butter, Sugar and Cream Cheese to mixing bowl and mix until smooth and creamy (60 sec).
• Mash the Bananas then add to the mixing bowl and mix well (15 sec).
• Add Vanilla Extract to the mixing bowl and mix well (15 sec).
• Add Eggs one at a time, ensure that each Egg is mixed well before adding the next Egg (10 sec per egg).
• Sift the Cake Flour and Baking Powder together.
• Add Cake Flour/Baking Powder into the mixing bowl and mix well until the mixture is smooth throughout (90 sec).
• Grease and Flour at tube pan 10-in or 12-in.
• Pour cake mixture to pan, put pan into oven and immediately reduce heat to 325 degrees.
• Bake cake at 325 degrees for 1 hour and 30 minutes or until a wooden tester comes out clean.
• Cool in pan for 10 minutes, then cool on wire rack.
• Serve with Vanilla Bean Ice Cream and enjoy!

BUTTERMILK BANANA POUND CAKE

Steps:

• Beat the shortening at medium speed for 2 minutes or until creamy.
• Gradually add the sugar, beating 5 to 7 minutes.
• Add the eggs one at a time, beating just until the yellow disappears.
• Combine the bananas, buttermilk and vanilla in a medium bowl.
• Combine the flour, baking soda and salt together.
• Add the flour mixture to the shorting mixture, alternating with the buttermilk mixture, beginning and ending with the flour mixture. Mix at low speed after each addition just until blended.
• Stir in the pecans and spoon the batter into the greased and floured 10-inch tube pan.
• Bake at 350°F for 1 1/2 hours or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pan for 15 minutes then remove and cool completely on wire rack.

POUND CAKE BANANA PUDDING

Steps:

• Whisk together 4 cups half-and-half, 4 egg yolks, 1 1/2 cup sugar, 1/4 cup cornstarch, and 1/4 tsp salt in a saucepan over medium-low heat; cook, whisking constantly, 13 to 15 minutes or until thickened. Remove from heat; stir in 3 tbsp butter and 2 tsp vanilla until butter melts.
• Layer half of pound cake cubes, half of bananas, and half of pudding mixture in 1 3-qt round baking dish. Repeat layers. Cover pudding, and chill for 6 hours.
• Remove pudding mixture from the refrigerator. Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
• Combine 1/4 cup sugar and 1/8 tsp salt.
• Beat 4 egg whites and 1/4 tsp vanilla at high speed with an electric mixer until foamy. Add sugar mixture, 1 tbsp at a time, and beat 2 to 3 minutes or until stiff peaks form and sugar dissolves.
• Spread meringue over pudding.
• Bake at 375 degrees for 15 minutes or until golden brown.

BANANA POUND CAKE WITH A CARAMEL GLAZE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 325°F.
• Mix the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt together.
• Cream the butter and shortening together, then beat in the brown and white sugars gradually, beating constantly for 5 to 7 minutes. Add the eggs one at a time, beating until the hellow dissappears.
• Add the flour mixture alternately with the milk, beating at low speed until blended after each addition, beginning and ending with the flour mixture.
• Stir in the banana, pecans and vanilla. Pour into a greased and floured 10 inch tube pan.
• Bake for 65 minutes or until a woodenpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack for 10 minutes before removing from the pan to cool completely on a wire rack.
• To make the glaze, bring the butter, brown sugar, white sugar and cream to a boil in a heavy saucepan over high heat, stirring frequently. Boil for 1 minute, without stirring. Remove from the heat. Stir in the Vanilla. Cool until slightly thickened, then drizzle over the cooled cake.

BANANA POUND CAKE THE EASY WAY

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients in large mixer bowl.
• Mix until blended, then beat at medium speed for 4 minutes.
• Turn batter into lightly greased and floured 10" tube pan.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour or until done.
• Cool in pan for 10 minutes, then turn out onto rack and cool completely.
• Serve dusted with confectioners' sugar.

STRAWBERRY BANANA POUND CAKE

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 350.
• 2. In a large mixing bowl combine the cake mix, jello, eggs, oil, sprite, vanilla and lemon extracts.
• 3. Toss one cup of the nuts with 3 tablespoons flour. Fold the nuts, strawberries and bananas into the cake mixture until well combined.
• 4. Pour mixture into a 12 cup bundt pan that has been sprayed liberally with nonstick baking spray or greased and floured.
• 5. Shake the pan around on a level surface to be sure the batter is evenly distributed.
• 6. Place in the oven and bake for 55-60 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
• 7. Do not overbake. Remove from oven and allow to sit for about 20 minutes before turning it onto a cake plate.
• 8. While it cools prepare the cream cheese glaze. Beat the cream cheese and butter with an electric mixer until fluffy.
• 9. Add the vanilla and the powdered sugar. Add the milk or cream and beat until smooth.
• 10. When it has cooled completely pour the cream cheese glaze over all and sprinkle with the other 1/2 cup of chopped pecans

BANANA-NUT POUND CAKE

Steps:

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

MINI POUND CAKE BANANA PUDDING

Steps:

• Slice each pound cake into 4 slices and place in the bottom of a 9 X 13 inch pan.
• Slice the bananas and place them on top of the pound cake slices.
• In a medium sized bowl, combine the 2 pudding mixes and the 3 cups milk and mix well.
• Stir in the sweetened condensed milk and mix well.
• Pour this liquid mixture over the cake and banana slices.
• Refrigerate for one hour until set.
• Top with Cool Whip and serve.

BANANA NUT POUND CAKE

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour a 10-inch tube pan and set aside. Combine cake mix, pudding mix, cinnamon, water, eggs and oil in a large bowl. Mix for two minutes on medium speed. Stir in bananas and nuts. Pour into prepared pan and bake for 40-45 minutes. Cool completely and glaze if desired.

BANANA POUND CAKE

Steps:

• Beat shortening and butter at medium speed with an electric mixer about 2 minutes or until creamy.
• Gradually add sugar, beating 5-7 minutes.
• Add eggs, one at a time, beating just until yellow disappears.
• Combine banana, milk, and vanilla.
• Combine flour, baking powder, and salt; add to shortening mixture alternately with banana mixture, beginning and ending with flour mixture.
• Beat at low speed just until blended after each addition.
• Pour batter into a greased and floured 10-inch tube pan.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour and 20 minutes or until cake tests done.
• Cool cake in pan on a wire rack 10 to 15 minutes; remove from pan, and let cool completely on wire rack.

BOX MIX BANANA POUND CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 deg. Grease two loaf pans or a 9x13 inch pan.
• Mix all ingredients together, beating for about three or four minutes until thoroughly mixed. Pour into greased pan.
• Bake until done, about 40-45 minutes for large pan, perhaps 35 minutes for loaf pans.
• Cool pan on wire rack for 10 minutes, turn out and cool completely.
• Note1: I've also mixed in a cup or so of chopped walnuts or pecans.
• Note2: I've never put on icing, but a glaze or a dusting of powdered sugar would be nice.

BANANA PUDDING POUND CAKE WITH AMARETTO LIQUEUR FROM CALLMEPMC.COM

Steps:

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BANANA NUT POUND CAKE

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 350 Degrees F.
• 2. Cream butter / margarine add sugar and stir until sugar is dissolved.
• 3. add eggs and beat for one minute with mixer on low speed.
• 4. add flour and mix well.
• 5. fold in bananas, instant pudding mix and nuts.
• 6. stir with a large spoon until well mixed.
• 7. pour mixture into a well greased large tube cake pan. I use spray like Pam to grease pan.
• 8. Bake at 350 degrees F. for 45 minutes. Adjust cooking time according to your oven, but be sure cake is done. A steak or paring knife stuck in middle of cake should come out clean.
• 9. Let cake cool after baking, run a knife around inside and outside edges and remove cake from outside shell. Run knife under cake and turn out onto cake plate.
• 10. Prepare Caramel Icing while cake is cooking. Ingredients: 2 tablespoons of margarine 1 cup of brown sugar (packed) 1/8 teaspoon salt 1/3 cup milk 1 teaspoon pure or 1 tablespoon imitation vanilla flavoring 1 and 1/2 cups of powdered sugar Melt butter and brown sugar in a small sauce pan until sugar is dissolved. Add milk and salt, cook for 3 minutes stirring constantly. Remove from burner and allow to cool. add vanilla and powdered sugar and beat for two minutes with mixer on low speed. Allow caramel icing to cool in refrigerator until it stiffens up somewhat. Ice cake after it has cooled down.

MY FAVORITE BANANA POUND CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 325 degrees.
• Mix together the mashed bananas, yellow cake mix, pudding mix, vegetable oil, 3/4 cup water, and the eggs. Mix well.
• Pour into a bundt pan (that has been sprayed generously with non-stick cooking spray.).
• Bake for 1 hour.
• Meawhile, in a saucepan, melt the butter, then add 1 cup sugar and 1/4 cup water.
• When the cake is removed from the oven, pour the sauce on over slowly (with the cake STILL in the pan).
• Let sit at least 20 minutes to absorb the sauce.

BANANA BROWN SUGAR POUND CAKE RECIPE - (4/5)

Steps:

• Oven Temp ~ 350° Baking Time ~ 1 Hour & 30 minutes Pan Type ~ 10 inch tube pan Brown Sugar Banana Cake Directions: Preheat oven, grease cake pan. Cream the brown sugar and white sugars with butter until very light and fluffy. Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. Stir in mashed bananas, set aside. Sift flour with baking powder and salt. Mix milk and vanilla together. Add each to the creamed sugar mixture alternately. Stir in the walnuts. Pour brown sugar banana cake batter into a prepared pan. Bake banana pound cake until firm. Place upside down onto cake rack; when cool, invert and turn out onto serving plate

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.
• Cream together shortening, butter, and sugar.
• Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition.
• Combine flour, baking powder, and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture.
• Add milk and vanilla.
• Fold in bananas.
• Pour into a greased and floured tube pan and bake for 1 hour and 10-20 minutes or until cake tests done.
• Yield: 20 servings.
• **NOTE**.
• To prevent overbrowning of the top, I lay a piece of aluminum foil over the cake after it turned golden brown. Don't tighten it around cake; just lay it loosely over.