BANANA-NUT POUND CAKE (A+rating)
By
Jewel Hall
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Ingredients
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3 1/4 call purpose flour
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1/2 tspbaking powder & 1/2 tsp salt
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8 ozcream cheese, room temperature
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1/2 cbutter, softened
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3 cgranulated sugar
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4 largeeggs, room temperature
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2 mediumripe bananas, mashed (about 1 cup)
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1/4 cbourbon
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1 Tbspvanilla extract
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1 tspbanana extract
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1 cchopped pecans, toasted
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1 cwalnuts, chopped
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·powdered sugar and fresh strawberries for garnish
How to Make BANANA-NUT POUND CAKE (A+rating)
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees F.
Grease and flour a 10 inch fluted tube pan, set aside.
COMBINE: flour, baking powder, and 1/2 tsp salt...SET ASIDE - In a Large Bowl, combine cream cheese and butter with an electric mixer on medium speed until combined. Gradually add sugar, beating about seven minutes or until light. Add eggs, One at a time, beating a full minute after each addition, scraping bowl frequently. IN ANOTHER BOWL, Combine: bananas, bourbon,, vanilla extract, and banana extract.
- ALTERNATELY...Add flour mixture and banana mixture to butter mixture; beat on LOW to MEDIUM SPEED after each addition just until combined. Stir in nuts.
- Spread evenly in prepared pan.
Bake for 80 minutes, or until a tooth pick inserted near center comes out clean. Cool cake in pan on wire rack for 10 minutes. Remove from pan to cool on rack. Sprinkle with a dusting of powdered sugar. Serve with fresh strawberries (and ice cream, if desired) - THIS CAKE CAN BE SERVED WHILE WARM OR, IT CAN BE FROZEN TO SERVE LATER.