banana pound cake

Easy-to-make, moist banana pound cake is delicately sweet and full of banana flavor. This simple pound cake loaf has a tender, buttery crumb with a texture that melts in your mouth.

Banana Pound Cake Loaf

unsalted butter (softened)

brown sugar (packed)

sugar

tsp pure vanilla extract

eggs (room temperature)

bananas (mashed)

milk

all-purpose flour

tsp baking powder

salt

preheat

Preheat the oven to 350° F. Grease and flour a 9x5-inch loaf pan.

whisk

Whisk the flour, baking powder, and salt in a medium-sized bowl and set it aside.

beat

With a stand mixer, beat the butter and sugars on high speed until light and fluffy, about 3-4 minutes.

Turn the speed to medium, and add the vanilla and eggs one at a time. Add the mashed bananas and milk, and mix until combined.

Add the dry ingredients and mix just until incorporated.

bake

Pour the cake batter into the prepared loaf pan and bake for 50-55 minutes, until the top is golden and a toothpick comes out clean when inserted into the center.

cool

Cool the cake in the pan for 5-10 minutes before carefully removing it and transferring it to a wire rack to finish cooling.

Banana pound cake is an intensely delicious and totally crave-worthy warm weather dessert with an ultra-yummy cream cheese glaze that really sets it off!

Banana Pound Cake

eggs, (at room temperature)

all-purpose flour, (plus extra to coat the pan)

baking soda

sour cream

vanilla extract

mashed ripe bananas, (about 4 medium)

cream cheese, (softened)

confectioners' sugar

vanilla

Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Spray a 12 cup bundt pan with nonstick cooking spray and add a few tablespoons of all-purpose flour to pan, shake it around to coat well, then tap out and discard any excess.

In the bowl of an electric stand up mixer, beat butter until it&#x27;s creamy.  Add sugar and beat at medium speed for 5-7 minutes, or until mixture is light and fluffy. (exact time will depend on how soft the butter was when you started).  Add eggs, one at a time, beating just until the yolk disappears and is incorporated into the batter.

In a medium bowl, mix together flour, salt, and baking soda.  Add to butter mixture, alternating with sour cream, beginning and ending with the flour mixture.  Beat batter on low just until blended after each addition.  

With the mixer on low, stir in vanilla and banana mash and continue to beat for about 1 minute. Using a large rubber spatula or wooden spoon, give the batter a final stir and make sure mixture is well combined.

Pour the batter into prepared pan, filling the pan only 3/4 full, and bake in preheated oven for 1 hour and 30 minutes to 1 hour and 50 minutes, testing until a wooden skewer or cake tester, inserted into the center of the cake just comes out clean, with just a few crumbs.

Cool pan on a wire rack for 10-15 minutes, then invert the bundt pan onto a plate, removing the cake from pan and cool completely.

Prepare the glaze by mixing cream cheese, powdered sugar, and vanilla in a medium bowl with a handheld mixer.  Add milk 1 tablespoon at a time to get a thick pourable consistency.  Place glaze in a 1-quart resealable bag. Snip off one corner. Squeeze glaze over completely cooled cake. Allow glaze to set and serve.

I always make banana bread, want something different so I tried this. It was perfect! Can't wait to share this with others.

Banana Pound Cake is one of my very favorite banana dessert recipes. Beware though, because once you top this sweet pound cake with homemade brown sugar glaze, it becomes irresistible!

Moist Banana Pound Cake

butter room temperature

brown sugar

eggs

medium ripe bananas, mashed (1 3/4 cups)

baking powder

all purpose flour

walnuts

butter

heavy cream

In the bowl of your stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment mix the butter and brown sugar together for 2 minutes on medium speed. Add in the eggs, one at a time, vanilla, bananas, salt, baking powder, and baking soda, mixing until combined, scraping the sides of the bow as necessary.

Turn the mixer to low and add in the flour until just incorporated. Stir in the walnuts until evenly combined.

Coat a 10- cup bundt pan liberally with baking spray and pour the batter into the prepared pan.

Bake for 70 &#8211; 80 minutes until the cake is set and a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. If you notice the cake browning too much before it is done, tent it loosely with foil.

Allow the cake to cool in the pan for 20 minutes. Loosen the sides of the cake with a butter knife, and then invert the cake pan onto a platter or wire rack to cool.

For the Cake:

In a small saucepan melt the butter, sugar, salt, vanilla, and heavy cream over medium heat. Stirring constantly bring the mixture to a boil and simmer for 2 minutes. Cool the glaze for 5 minutes before pouring over the cake.

As the icing drips down the sides of the cake, I like to spoon the excess back on top to completely coat the cake. Alternately, you can pour the glaze over the cake while still in the pan. See notes for the method.

For the Glaze:

Most excellent! So moist! Will definitely use it again!

Just wow! I am not a banana flavoured anything lover but this is fantastic! Officially my favourite and will be making it for everyone!

Absolutely perfect recipe!!!! It was so delicious it didn't need the glaze. Thank you for sharing!!

First time I divided the batter into two smaller bundts (needed to share with others) and added chocolate chips and ganache.  It was lovely, but slightly too much chocolate.  Today I made it in a 10 cup bundt with the glaze.  OMG.  Even without the glaze it's amazing - prefer this to use up my bananas over banana bread any day!

The process was a little more labor intensive than I expected.  The batter was fluffy, not heavy, making me excited to eat it once it’s baked.  The glaze is too caloric for my household.

Great moist cake better then Banana Bread.  Easy and enjoy it right out of the oven!

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