Best Quick Banana Nut Cake Recipes

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BANANA NUT CAKE



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A very old banana nut cake recipe which has been handed down through my family.

Provided by Suzanne Stull

Categories     Desserts     Fruit Dessert Recipes     Banana Dessert Recipes

Time 3h

Yield 12

Number Of Ingredients 13

2 eggs
1 teaspoon baking soda
4 tablespoons buttermilk
½ cup butter
1 ½ cups white sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
3 ripe bananas, mashed
1 cup chopped pecans
3 tablespoons butter, softened
2 cups confectioners' sugar
3 tablespoons heavy whipping cream
¼ cup pecan halves, or to taste

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour two 9 inch round cake pans.
  • Separate the eggs and set aside.
  • Stir the baking soda into the buttermilk. Cream 1/2 cup of the butter or margarine with the white sugar. Add the egg yolks, and vanilla, beating well. Add flour alternately with the mashed bananas. Stir in the buttermilk mixture.
  • Beat the egg whites until stiff. Stir the pecans into the cake batter then fold in the egg whites. Pour batter into prepared pans.
  • Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 25 minutes or until cakes test done. Let cakes cool in pans.
  • To Make Icing: Cream 3 tablespoons butter or margarine with the confectioners' sugar. Stir in the heavy cream until well blended. Spread icing on to cooled cake layers. Top with pecan halves if desired.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 457.1 calories, Carbohydrate 65.6 g, Cholesterol 64.3 mg, Fat 21.2 g, Fiber 2.3 g, Protein 4.4 g, SaturatedFat 8.6 g, Sodium 199 mg, Sugar 49 g

BANANA NUT CAKE



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I'm a pastor's wife, and it's so good to have something to serve when friends drop in unexpectedly. Because this banana nut cake can be frozen and also keeps well in the refrigerator, I try to have one on hand-just in case. -Gloria Barkley, Wilmington, North Carolina

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Desserts

Time 1h10m

Yield 16 servings.

Number Of Ingredients 14

3 cups all-purpose flour
2 cups sugar
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
4 large eggs, room temperature
2 cups mashed ripe bananas (3 to 4 medium)
1-1/3 cups canola oil
1 can (8 ounces) crushed pineapple, undrained
1-1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1-1/2 cups chopped walnuts
Optional toppings: Confectioners' sugar and whipped cream

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350°. Grease and flour a 10-in. tube pan. In a large bowl, whisk flour, sugar, salt, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon and nutmeg. In another bowl, combine eggs, bananas, oil, pineapple and vanilla. Add to flour mixture; stir just until moistened. Fold in nuts. , Pour into prepared pan. Bake until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, 60-65 minutes. Cool in pan 15 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely. If desired, dust with confectioners' sugar and serve with whipped cream and additional bananas.Freeze option: Securely wrap cooled cake in foil, then freeze. To use, thaw at room temperature.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 468 calories, Fat 26g fat (3g saturated fat), Cholesterol 53mg cholesterol, Sodium 268mg sodium, Carbohydrate 53g carbohydrate (32g sugars, Fiber 2g fiber), Protein 7g protein.

BANANA-NUT CAKE WITH CARAMEL ICING



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A favorite banana cake recipe that I have used for everything from a brunch treat to a requested birthday cake to a potluck. It always get rave reviews. It's the combination of the caramel icing and the bananas that tickles everybody's taste buds.

Provided by MR. YO

Categories     Desserts     Fruit Dessert Recipes     Banana Dessert Recipes

Time 1h40m

Yield 16

Number Of Ingredients 17

1 ¼ cups white sugar, divided
1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
½ cup chopped pecans
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
¼ teaspoon salt
½ cup shortening
1 cup mashed banana
2 eggs
1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract
½ cup sour cream
6 tablespoons butter
¾ cup packed dark brown sugar
6 tablespoons milk
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
2 cups sifted powdered sugar

Steps:

  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a fluted tube pan (such as Bundt®).
  • Combine 1/4 cup sugar and cinnamon in a small bowl and mix in pecans. Sift flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt together in another bowl.
  • Beat 1 cup sugar and shortening together with an electric mixer in a large bowl until light and fluffy. Beat in banana, eggs, and vanilla extract. Add sour cream and mix until just blended. Add flour mixture and beat until blended.
  • Sprinkle 2 tablespoons of sugar-nut mixture into the prepared cake pan. Top with 1/2 of the cake batter. Follow with remaining nut mixture and cake batter.
  • Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean, 40 to 45 minutes. Cool for 5 minutes in the pan and then turn the cake out onto a wire rack to finish cooling.
  • Melt butter in a saucepan over low heat. Add brown sugar and milk. Bring to a boil; continue to boil for 1 to 2 minutes. Remove from heat and add vanilla extract; mix in powdered sugar gradually. Top the cooled cake with the frosting.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 379.8 calories, Carbohydrate 58.2 g, Cholesterol 38.3 mg, Fat 15.6 g, Fiber 1.3 g, Protein 3.4 g, SaturatedFat 5.8 g, Sodium 194.7 mg, Sugar 43.4 g

BANANA NUT CAKE



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Make and share this Banana Nut Cake recipe from Food.com.

Provided by paula giles

Categories     Breads

Time 45m

Yield 1 13x9 cake, 12 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 16

1 1/4 cups sugar
2/3 cup oil
3 eggs
3 bananas, mashed
2 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
4 teaspoons buttermilk
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/4 cup chopped nuts
1/4 cup butter or 1/4 cup Butter Flavor Crisco
1/2 cup oleo
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons vanilla
3 cups powdered sugar
1/3 cup banana, mashed

Steps:

  • Cream oil and sugar.
  • Add eggs one at a time, beating after each.
  • Add all other ingredients.
  • Bake in 9x13 pan at 350F degrees for 30 minutes.
  • ------FROSTING------.
  • Mix shortning and oleo.
  • Mix in 1/3 of sugar.
  • Beat well.
  • Add bananas alternately with sugar.
  • Mix until smooth and creamy.

QUICK BANANA NUT BREAD



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Absolutely delicious and easy banana bread using cake mix and instant pudding.

Provided by Crystal Russell Gates

Categories     Breakfast and Brunch     Breakfast Bread Recipes

Time 1h

Yield 16

Number Of Ingredients 8

1 serving cooking spray
1 (18.25 ounce) package yellow cake mix
1 cup chopped pecans
2 ripe bananas, mashed
½ cup water
½ cup vegetable oil
1 (3.5 ounce) package instant vanilla pudding mix
4 eggs

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Spray 2 9x5-inch loaf pans with cooking spray.
  • Mix cake mix, pecans, bananas, water, vegetable oil, pudding mix, and eggs together in a large bowl with an electric mixer until evenly blended. Pour half the batter into each of the prepared loaf pans.
  • Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in the middle of each loaf comes out clean, about 45 minutes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 305.5 calories, Carbohydrate 35.4 g, Cholesterol 47.1 mg, Fat 17.3 g, Fiber 1.5 g, Protein 3.8 g, SaturatedFat 2.3 g, Sodium 318.4 mg, Sugar 20.8 g

SURPRISE BANANA CAKE



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This is an old Seattle recipe for a simple cake to turn overripe bananas into a delicious dessert.

Provided by tomg

Categories     Desserts     Fruit Dessert Recipes     Banana Dessert Recipes

Time 1h

Yield 24

Number Of Ingredients 9

1 cup white sugar
½ cup unsalted butter
2 eggs
4 ripe bananas, mashed
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon salt
½ cup chopped walnuts
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease and flour one 9 x 13 inch cake pan.
  • Cream together the butter or margarine and the sugar.
  • Add eggs, bananas, flour, soda, salt, nuts, and vanilla. Mix thoroughly and pour batter into the prepared pan.
  • Bake at 375 degrees F (190 degrees C) for 30 minutes. Cool and frost cake.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 144 calories, Carbohydrate 21.2 g, Cholesterol 25.7 mg, Fat 6 g, Fiber 1 g, Protein 2.2 g, SaturatedFat 2.7 g, Sodium 107.7 mg, Sugar 10.9 g

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