Paula Deens Banana Cake Food

BANANA NUT CAKE WITH CREAM CHEESE FROSTING (PAULA DEEN)

Steps:

• Butter and flour 3 (9-inch) round cake pans; set aside. Preheat oven to 350°F.
• For Cake: In a mixing bowl, stir together the flour, sugar, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt. Add the eggs and oil and stir just until the dry ingredients are moistened; do not beat. Stir in the banana, pecans, and vanilla.
• Divide the batter among the prepared pans and bake for 23 to 28 minutes, or until a wooden pick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool the cake layers in the pans for 10 minutes, and then turn them out onto a rack to cool completely.
• While the cake cools, make the frosting: In a bowl, blend together the cream cheese and butter. Gradually add the confectioners' sugar and beat until light and fluffy. Beat in the vanilla. Stir in the pecans, or reserve them to sprinkle over the frosted cake.
• Fill and frost the cake when it is completely cool.

BANANA NUT CAKE WITH CREAM CHEESE FROSTING

Steps:

• Butter and flour 3 (9-inch) round cake pans; set aside. Preheat oven to 350 °F.
• In a mixing bowl, stir together the flour, sugar, baking soda, cinnamon and salt. Add the eggs and oil and stir just until the dry ingredients are moistened; do not beat. Stir in the banana, 1 cup pecans and 1 1/2 teaspoon vanilla. Divide the batter among the prepared pans and bake for 23 to 28 minutes, or until a wooden pick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool the cake layers in the pans for 10 minutes, and then turn them out onto a rack to cool completely. While the cake cools, make the frosting.
• In a bowl, blend together the cream cheese and butter. Gradually add the confectioner's sugar and beat until light and fluffy. Beat in 1 teaspoon vanilla. Stir in 1/2 cup pecans, or reserve them to sprinkle over the frosted cake. Fill and frost the cake when it is completely cool.
• This makes enough for a naked cake. To make enough to frost the entire cake, multiply ingredients by 1.5.

PAULA DEEN BANANA BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Mix dry ingredients.
• Mix butter, bananas & eggs.
• Mix dry ingredients into banana mix and stir in nuts.
• Bake 40-45 minutes.

PAULA DEEN'S BANANA SPLIT CAKE

Steps:

• For crust, mix crushed graham crackers with 1 stick of butter.
• Line bottom and sides of a 13x9" pan with mixture.
• Beat until fluffy: eggs, 2 sticks butter, and the powdered sugar.
• Spread mixture on crust.
• Add layer of crushed pineapple (drained) and layer of sliced bananas.
• Cover with Cool Whip.
• Sprinkle with nuts or graham crackers.
• Refrigerate for 1 hour.

PAULA DEEN'S BANANA PUDDING

Steps:

• Line the bottom of a 13x9x2-inch dish with 1 bag of cookies and layer bananas on top.
• In a bowl, combine the milk and pudding mix and blend well using a handheld electric mixer. Using another bowl, combine the cream cheese and condensed milk together and mix until smooth. Fold the whipped topping into the cream cheese mixture. Add the cream cheese mixture to the pudding mixture and stir until well blended. Pour the mixture over the cookies and bananas and cover with the remaining cookies. Refrigerate until ready to serve.

MOM'S BANANA DESSERT - PAULA DEEN

Steps:

• In bowl, with mixer on medium speed, beat cream with sugar to stiff peaks.
• Fill 2-quart glass bowl or 8 parfait glasses with half of each of the following: cookies, bananas, pecans, and whipped cream. Drizzle half the chocolate syrup over cream. Layer remaining cookies, bananas, whipped cream, and chocolate syrup; top with remaining pecans. Serve. Refrigerate any leftovers.