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Banana Pound Cake With a Caramel Glaze

Banana Pound Cake With a Caramel Glaze Recipe

This is a delicious cake! The caramel glaze is the perfect finishing touch.
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Prep Time 15 mins
Cook Time 1 hr 5 mins
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Calories 543.2 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 3 cups flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup butter, softened
  • 1/2 cup shortening
  • 2 cups packed light brown sugar
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 5 large eggs
  • 1/2 cup milk
  • 1 banana, mashed
  • 1 cup chopped pecans
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract

CARAMEL GLAZE

  • 1/4 cup butter, softened
  • 1/4 cup packed light brown sugar
  • 1/4 cup sugar
  • 1/4 cup whipping cream
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Instructions
 

  • Preheat the oven to 325°F.
  • Mix the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt together.
  • Cream the butter and shortening together, then beat in the brown and white sugars gradually, beating constantly for 5 to 7 minutes. Add the eggs one at a time, beating until the hellow dissappears.
  • Add the flour mixture alternately with the milk, beating at low speed until blended after each addition, beginning and ending with the flour mixture.
  • Stir in the banana, pecans and vanilla. Pour into a greased and floured 10 inch tube pan.
  • Bake for 65 minutes or until a woodenpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack for 10 minutes before removing from the pan to cool completely on a wire rack.
  • To make the glaze, bring the butter, brown sugar, white sugar and cream to a boil in a heavy saucepan over high heat, stirring frequently. Boil for 1 minute, without stirring. Remove from the heat. Stir in the Vanilla. Cool until slightly thickened, then drizzle over the cooled cake.

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Nutrition

Serving: 136gCalories: 543.2kcalCarbohydrates: 67.2gProtein: 5.6gFat: 29.1gSaturated Fat: 12.7gCholesterol: 102.4mgSodium: 286.7mgFiber: 1.5gSugar: 47g
Keyword < 4 Hours, Dessert, For Large Groups, Fruit, Tropical
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