Banana Coconut filled Bundt Cake

By Karla Everett
@Karla59

Banana cake with a ring of coconut filling inside.

I was sitting here today needing to use up some ripe bananas but I wanted something with coconut , so I came up with this cake and it turned out delicious . I hope you give it a try.

Rating:

★★★★★ 6 votes

Comments:

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Prep:

15 Min

Cook:

1 Hr

Method:

Bake

Ingredients

1/2 c: butter
1 c: sugar
3 large: eggs
2 c: mashed very ripe bananas
1 tsp: vanilla extract
1/2 c: buttermilk ( i used the powdered buttermilk)
2 1/4 c: flour
1 tsp: baking powder
1 tsp: baking soda
1/2 tsp: sea salt
12 oz: cream cheese ; softened
3/4 c: sugar
1-1/2 c: coconut

How to Make Banana Coconut filled Bundt Cake

Step-by-Step

1Preheat oven to 350° ; Grease and flour a 9" bundt pan. ( I use the spray with flour in it )
2For the filling : Cream together the cream cheese , sugar , coconut and set aside.
3For the batter : Cream butter and sugar until smooth ; Beat in eggs, one at a time. Add bananas, buttermilk and extract.
4Sift dry ingredients together and beat into banana mixture until all blended together.
5Pour half of batter into pan.
6In the center of the batter Carefully spoon in the coconut filling ; being careful not to touch the sides of the pan.
7Top with the remaining cake batter.
8Bake in 350°, about 50- 60 minutes. cake sides should release from the pan easily.
9Let cool in pan on a wire rack for 10 minutes before removing cake from the bundt pan.
10Place the cake to cool on the wire rack for 30 minutes before dusting with powdered sugar or drizzling with a glaze of 2 cups powdered sugar and 2 tablespoon of milk , combined until mixed thoroughly and consistency of glaze.