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By Taffey Bakery

Banana Pecan Cake

Name: Banana Pecan Cake
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 55 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1/2 cup butter melted and cooled; 3/4 cups dark brown sugar; 1 1/2 cups mashed bananas about 4 medium-sized bananas total; 2 eggs room temperature; 1 tbsp vanilla; 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour; 1 tsp cinnamon; 3/4 tsp baking soda; 3/4 tsp baking powder; 1/2 tsp salt; 1/2 cup pecans roughly chopped, plus more for topping; 1-2 tbsp white sugar for topping

8 steps

Prep:15minCook:40min

Combine bananas with nutty pecans and you’ve got this delectable Banana Pecan Snack Cake! It’s a soft banana cake that comes together in one bowl and has pecans in every bite. They’re so irresistibly good you’ll be going for seconds before you know it.

Updated at: Fri, 13 Sep 2024 02:05:36 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Unbalanced

Glycemic Index

Moderate

Glycemic Load

High

Nutrition per serving

Calories319.6 kcal (16%)

Total Fat15.3 g (22%)

Carbs41.9 g (16%)

Sugars19.7 g (22%)

Protein4.7 g (9%)

Sodium256.9 mg (13%)

Fiber2 g (7%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

9 servings

½ cupbutter

melted and cooled

¾ cupsdark brown sugar

1 ½ cupsbananas

mashed 4 -sized bananas

2eggs

room temperature

1 Tbspvanilla

1 ¾ cupsall-purpose flour

1 tspcinnamon

¾ tspbaking soda

¾ tspbaking powder

½ tspsalt

½ cuppecans

roughly chopped, plus more for topping

1 Tbspwhite sugar

for topping

Instructions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 350℉. For easy removal of the cake, place parchment paper on the bottom and 2 sides of the pan. Mash the bananas. Then melt the butter and allow it to come back down to room temperature before beginning.

Step 2

In a medium-sized bowl, add the flour, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon, and salt. Mix until well combined.

all-purpose flour1 ¾ cups

cinnamon1 tsp

baking soda¾ tsp

baking powder¾ tsp

salt½ tsp

Step 3

In a large bowl, whisk melted and cooled butter, brown sugar, bananas, vanilla, and eggs.

butter½ cup

dark brown sugar¾ cups

bananas1 ½ cups

eggs2

vanilla1 Tbsp

Step 4

Add the dry into wet and mix until a soft banana batter forms. Don’t over-mix!

Step 5

Roughly chop the pecans into smaller pieces. Then add into the bowl and mix.

pecans½ cup

Step 6

Transfer the batter into the prepared pan and spread evenly. Add pecans on top. Then sprinkle 1-2 tbsp of white sugar evenly on top. This will give the cake a nice sugary top.

Step 7

Bake the cake for 40-50 minutes or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean.

Step 8

Allow to cool, slice, and enjoy! This cake is good on the counter at room temperature for 2 days.

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