Double Banana Pound Cake Food

DOUBLE BANANA CAKE WITH CREAM CHEESE FROSTING

Steps:

• Step 1: Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Step 2: Grease two round baking pans with butter (9 inches).
• Step 3: Mix flour, salt, baking soda in a medium bowl.
• Step 4: Mash bananas with lemon juice in a small bowl.
• Step 5: In a second bowl, beat sugar with butter until fluffy, and then beat in the eggs one at a time and add the vanilla.
• Step 6: Add flour to batter mixture and then slowly add milk. Beat at medium speed until ingredients are well blended. Finally, add the mashed banana mixture and stir well until smooth.
• Step 7: Pour batter into 2 round baking pans.
• Step 8: Bake in oven about 40 minutes or until cake is well done. Set aside and let cool before decorating.
• Cream Cheese Frosting Preparation:.
• Step 9: Beat 1 stick of butter with cream cheese until smooth, then add vanilla. Next add sugar, beat at slow speed, then high speed, until frosting is smooth.
• Step 10: Cover first layer with cream cheese and then slice one banana over the top and cover with a second layer of cream cheese. Cover entire cake with cream cheese frosting and sprinkle sliced roasted honey almonds over the top.
• Serves 6: Light, sweet, and moist!

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:

• 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.