Caramel Pecan Banana Cake
By
Tresa Hargrove
@TresaKitchen
6
Growing up in rural Oklahoma we had the only banana tree for miles. I took great care of watering and weeding around it that when it didn't make any bananas the 1st year I was very upset. The next summer, my Uncle Roy, being the family trickster, bought some bananas, put them on the tree and told me they grew overnight. Of course, I believed everything Uncle Roy told me. Mom made a banana Bundt cake with the fruit and I savored every single bite. I came up with this recipe in honor of my dad and uncle, who have since passed. Oh yes, Uncle Roy also had me watering a round rock that grew too!
Blue Ribbon Recipe
Caramel, bananas, AND pecans? What an amazing flavor combination... Why had we never thought to try this before?! This Bundt cake starts with a boxed cake mix. It's very impressive when served, no one would guess how easy it was to make. It's packed with banana and pecan flavor. Great recipe, Tresa!
Ingredients
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5 mediumbananas
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2 Tbsplemon juice
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1 boxpound cake mix (1lb box)
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1 boxinstant banana cream pudding mix, 3.5 oz
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2/3 cevaporated milk
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2 largeeggs
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1/2 cmelted butter
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1/2 ctoasted pecans, chopped
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8toasted pecans, halved
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1 boxbutterscotch pudding mix, cook and serve kind, 3.5 oz
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2 Tbspbrown sugar
How to Make Caramel Pecan Banana Cake
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Mash 2 bananas and 1 tablespoon lemon juice in a bowl. Set aside.
- Slice remaining 3 bananas into 1/2 inch slices on an angle. Pour the remaining tablespoon of lemon juice on top and set aside.
- Beat cake mix, banana pudding mix, milk, eggs, and 1/4 cup butter on medium speed for 2 minutes. Add mashed bananas in lemon juice and beat for 1 more minute. Let batter rest for 5 minutes.
- Meanwhile, spray 12 cup Bundt pan with non-stick cooking spray. Arrange 8 pecans halves in the deep wells of the pan. Top with sliced bananas (overlapping bananas) at the bottom of the Bundt pan.
- Sprinkle the 1/2 cup toasted pecans on top of bananas.
- Mix butterscotch pudding mix and brown sugar together and sprinkle over pecans. Pour remaining 1/4 cup melted butter over pudding mix. Let butter and pudding set for 5 minutes.
- Pour cake mix over top of the butter pudding mixture. Bake in pre-heated 350 degree oven for 35 to 40 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
- Remove from oven and let cool for 10 minutes.
- Invert onto cake plate leaving pan on top for 15 minutes.
