Step into a world of culinary delight with our comprehensive guide to baking the perfect banana pear cake. Whether you're a seasoned baker or a novice in the kitchen, this article will lead you through a journey of flavors, textures, and aromas that will tantalize your taste buds. From selecting the ripe bananas and juicy pears to blending them together into a symphony of sweetness, we'll guide you through each step of this delectable recipe. Discover the secrets to creating a moist and flavorful cake that will be the star of any occasion and leave your friends and family craving more.
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BANANA PEEL CAKE WITH BROWN SUGAR FROSTING
Provided by Food Network
Categories dessert
Time 3h
Yield 1 2-layer 8-inch cake
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Heat the oven to 350 degrees F.
- To make the cake: Cut the banana peels into 1-inch pieces and place them in a small saucepan with 1 cup of water. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat, then reduce the heat and simmer for 10 minutes. Remove the pan from the heat and allow the mixture to cool slightly, then drain the banana peels, reserving 1/4 cup of the cooking water.
- Meanwhile, butter and flour the sides of two 8-inch round cake pans and line the bottoms with parchment paper. Butter and flour the pans again to coat the paper.
- Transfer the peels and the 1/4 cup of cooking water to a tall, narrow container and puree with an immersion blender until completely smooth (a mini food processor would do the trick, too!).
- Cream together the butter and sugar in a large bowl using an electric mixer (or a wooden spoon for an arm workout) until pale and fluffy, 3 to 5 minutes. Add the egg yolks one at a time, mixing until incorporated, and scraping down the sides of the bowl after each addition. Mix in the banana peel mixture, then stir in the buttermilk until well-combined.
- In a medium-size bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt. Add the dry ingredients to the bowl with the butter mixture and stir gently, just until combined.
- Put the egg whites in another bowl (make sure it's clean and dry!) and whisk until soft peaks form -- either by hand or with the whisk attachment on an electric mixer. If using an electric mixer, start slowly and gradually increase speed to medium-high. You're done when you pull out the whisk or beater and a soft peak is formed, but immediately collapses. Gently fold the egg whites into the batter and divide the batter evenly between the two prepared pans.
- Bake, rotating the pans halfway through, until the tops are golden and a toothpick inserted into the center of each cake pulls out with dry crumbs rather than wet batter, about 25 minutes. Let the cakes cool completely in the pans.
- When the cakes are completely cool and you're ready to assemble, make the frosting: Melt the butter in a medium saucepan over low heat. Stir in the brown sugar and cook, stirring constantly, for 2 minutes. Stir in the milk, raise the heat to medium-high and cook, stirring constantly until the mixture boils. Remove from the heat and let cool to lukewarm. Gradually whisk in 1 3/4 cups powdered sugar, beating until smooth. Add the additional 1/4 cup powdered sugar if the frosting is too loose. Use the frosting immediately, as it will begin to thicken and stiffen as it sits.
- To remove the cake from the pans, invert one cake pan on a serving plate, lift pan, and peel the parchment. Repeat for the second cake pan. Put one layer of the cake on a serving platter and spread about one-third of the frosting evenly over the top. Set the other layer on top, and spread the remaining frosting over the top and sides of the cake.
BANANA-PECAN CAKE
Provided by Martha Stewart
Categories Food & Cooking Dessert & Treats Recipes Cake Recipes
Time 1h
Yield Makes one 6-inch cake
Number Of Ingredients 15
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Butter a 6-by-2-inch round cake pan. Line bottom with parchment paper; butter, and dust with flour. Set aside. Into a bowl, sift flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, and cloves. In another bowl, whisk banana, buttermilk, and vanilla.
- In a large bowl, cream butter and brown sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in egg. Add flour mixture in two batches, alternating with banana mixture. Stir in pecans. Pour into pan; bake until golden brown, about 45 minutes. Let cool 10 minutes. Run a knife around edge; invert onto a wire rack. Reinvert cake; let cool. Dust with confectioners' sugar, and serve with whipped cream if desired.
BANANA PEAR CAKE
Make and share this Banana Pear Cake recipe from Food.com.
Provided by Roverbabe
Categories Quick Breads
Time 1h5m
Yield 12 slices, 12 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 17
Steps:
- Heat oven to 350 degrees.
- Peel and core pear. Mash the pear and bananas together. Stir in vanilla, rum and buttermilk. Set aside.
- Whisk flours, salt, baking soda together in a bowl and set aside.
- Cream butter and sugars together with an electric mixer on medium-high speed until light and fluffy, 3 to 5 minutes. Add the eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition.
- Reduce the mixer speed to low. Beat in half the flour mixture until just incorporated, followed by one-third of the banana mixture, continue to alternate until all ingredients are incorporated and the batter looks thick and chunky. Be careful not to over mix.
- Pour the batter into a prepared 9 inch springform pan. Top with chopped pecans.
- Bake for 35 - 45 minutes.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 328.2, Fat 16.6, SaturatedFat 5.9, Cholesterol 56, Sodium 314.5, Carbohydrate 41.2, Fiber 4.6, Sugar 17.8, Protein 6.1
BANANA-PEAR BREAD
A twist on traditional banana bread. Moist and luscious with pears! Super easy.
Provided by Jennifer A
Categories Bread Quick Bread Recipes Fruit Bread Recipes Banana Bread
Time 1h10m
Yield 10
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x5-inch loaf pan.
- Peel and core pear. Grate pear flesh into a bowl.
- Mix brown sugar and butter in a bowl with an electric mixer until well blended. Mix in eggs, then add bananas and pear. Gradually mix in flour and baking soda. Add vanilla, cinnamon, ginger, and almond extract; mix until just combined. Pour into the prepared loaf pan.
- Bake on the center rack of the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out fairly clean, about 1 hour.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 302.4 calories, Carbohydrate 48.9 g, Cholesterol 61.6 mg, Fat 10.6 g, Fiber 1.9 g, Protein 4.3 g, SaturatedFat 6.2 g, Sodium 274.1 mg, Sugar 26 g
MOM'S BANANA PEAR BREAD RECIPE - (3.9/5)
Provided by á-39535
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350 and grease and flour 2 9x5 loaf pans. In small bowl blend bananas and pears In a large bowl, mix together eggs, banana mixture, sugar, cooking oil and vanilla. Beat until well mixed. In another bowl, mix flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, and a bit of salt. Add the egg mixture to the flour mixture and stir with a spatula until it's well moistened but not too well mixed. Spoon batter into the loaf pans, filling about 2/3 of the way full bake for 50-55 minutes or until a tooth pick inserted near the center comes back out clean. Cool for 10 minutes in pan before taking a butter knife and loosening the edges of the bread from the pan. Turn out bread onto a wire baker's rack and cover with a dry towel until completely cooled.
PEARL'S BANANA CAKE
Sandra Sowis of Allenhurst, New Jersey, writes: "My mother loved bananas and used them in anything she could dream up. She made this banana cake for my birthday more than ten years ago, and it has traditionally been my birthday cake ever since." Active time: 40 min Start to finish: 1 1/2 hr
Yield Makes 8 to 10 servings
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Butter 2 (9-inch) round cake pans and line bottom of each with a round of parchment or wax paper. Butter paper, then dust pans with flour, knocking out excess.
- Whisk together 2 cups flour, baking powder, and salt.
- Beat together butter and sugar in a large bowl with an electric mixer at medium speed until pale and fluffy, about 3 minutes with a standing mixer or 5 minutes with a handheld. Add eggs 1 at a time, beating well after each addition, then beat in vanilla. Reduce speed to low and add half of flour mixture, mixing until blended. Add milk and mix until just combined, then add remaining flour mixture, mixing just until batter is smooth.
- Divide batter evenly between cake pans, smoothing tops. Bake in middle of oven until cake is springy to the touch and a tester inserted in center of each cake layer comes out clean, 15 to 20 minutes. Cool in pans on racks 10 minutes, then invert onto racks, remove paper, and cool completely.
- Peel bananas and cut into 1/8-inch-thick slices, then lightly brush with lemon juice (to prevent discoloring).
- Beat cream with superfine sugar and vanilla in a bowl with cleaned beaters at medium speed until it just holds stiff peaks.
- Put 1 cake layer on a cake plate and spread with 3/4 cup whipped cream. Top with 1 layer of banana slices arranged side by side. Arrange second cake layer over bananas and spread remaining cream over top and sides of cake. Arrange remaining bananas, overlapping slightly, on top of cake.
BANANA PEACH BREAD
I was looking for a new banana bread and started trying some things. When I came up with this one, the kids and wife just loved it and my mother in-law wants me to make it for her.
Provided by gameguy
Categories 100+ Breakfast and Brunch Recipes Breakfast Bread Recipes
Time 2h10m
Yield 16
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease the bottom of a 5x9-inch loaf pan.
- Beat white sugar and butter together in a large bowl with an electric mixer until light and fluffy. Add brown sugar and hot chocolate mix; stir well.
- Place bananas, peach, milk, eggs, and vanilla extract in a blender; blend until smooth. Stir into butter mixture until well incorporated.
- Mix flour, walnuts, baking soda, and salt together in a separate bowl; stir into banana-butter mixture until flour mixture is just moistened. Pour batter into the prepared loaf pan.
- Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in the center of bread comes out clean, 50 to 60 minutes. Cool in pan for 5 minutes before transferring bread to a wire rack to cool completely.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 208.1 calories, Carbohydrate 28.9 g, Cholesterol 38.8 mg, Fat 9.1 g, Fiber 1.3 g, Protein 3.4 g, SaturatedFat 4.2 g, Sodium 278.9 mg, Sugar 14.2 g
PEAR BANANA BREAD
A nice change from regular banana bread--it's super moist and the pears really boost the flavor. I developed this by combining the best elements of banana and fruit bread recipes. As one of the reviewers discovered, this recipe doesn't work with hard pears--they have to be soft so they can be mashed in with the bananas to form a puree. Also, this can be cooked more quickly in a muffin tin (about 20 minutes).
Provided by Marla Swoffer
Categories Quick Breads
Time 1h40m
Yield 1 loaf
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350.
- Mash bananas and pears in a bowl.
- In a separate bowl, mix the rest of the ingredients until creamed together.
- Stir in the fruit mixture.
- Pour the batter into a greased loaf pan.
- Bake for an hour and half.
- Let cool for at least 10 minutes so it doesn't fall apart (it solidifies more with time).
Nutrition Facts : Calories 3210.6, Fat 107.6, SaturatedFat 63.6, Cholesterol 624, Sodium 2283.9, Carbohydrate 530.9, Fiber 28.8, Sugar 285.2, Protein 46.1
PECAN BANANA BUNDT CAKE
My daughter, Liz, often made this banana bundt cake for us. It was delicious and different. She discovered five-spice powder during a culinary class field trip. -Marina Castle Kelley, Canyon Country, California
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Desserts
Time 55m
Yield 16 servings
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350°. Grease and flour a 10-in. fluted tube pan. Prepare cake mix batter according to package directions, adding mashed bananas, pecans and spices into batter. Transfer to prepared pan. Bake until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, 43-48 minutes. Cool in pan 15 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely. Dust with confectioners' sugar before serving.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 224 calories, Fat 11g fat (2g saturated fat), Cholesterol 35mg cholesterol, Sodium 224mg sodium, Carbohydrate 29g carbohydrate (15g sugars, Fiber 2g fiber), Protein 2g protein.
Tips:
- Use ripe bananas and pears: This will ensure that your cake is moist and flavorful. If your bananas and pears are not ripe, you can ripen them by placing them in a paper bag with an apple for a few days.
- Cream the butter and sugar together until light and fluffy: This will help to incorporate air into the batter, making your cake light and airy.
- Add the eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition: This will help to prevent the batter from curdling.
- Fold in the dry ingredients gradually: This will help to prevent the batter from becoming tough.
- Do not overmix the batter: Overmixing can make the cake tough.
- Bake the cake in a preheated oven: This will help to ensure that the cake bakes evenly.
- Let the cake cool completely before frosting: This will help to prevent the frosting from melting.
Conclusion:
This banana pear cake with caramel sauce is a delicious and easy-to-make dessert that is perfect for any occasion. With its moist and flavorful crumb, sweet and tangy caramel sauce, and crunchy pecan topping, this cake is sure to be a hit with everyone who tries it. So next time you are looking for a special dessert to make, give this banana pear cake a try. You won't be disappointed.
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