When it comes to sweet treats, banana walnut cake stands out as a classic favorite. With its moist texture, rich banana flavor, and the delightful crunch of walnuts, this cake is a true crowd-pleaser. Whether you're a seasoned baker or just starting out, creating a delicious banana walnut cake can be an enjoyable and rewarding experience. In this article, we'll guide you through the steps to make the perfect banana walnut cake, ensuring a moist, flavorful, and aromatic cake that will be the star of your next gathering.
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BANANA WALNUT CAKE
Make and share this Banana Walnut Cake recipe from Food.com.
Provided by Chef 313014
Categories Dessert
Time 30m
Yield 8 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- Heat oven to 350°F In a large mixing bowl cream butter, vanilla and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs, one at a time.
- Sift flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt together. Mix mashed bananas and milk together.
- Blend dry ingredients into batter alternating with banana mixture. Stir in chopped nuts.
- Pour batter into 2 greased and floured 8-inch round or square baking pans.
- Bake for 30 to 40 minutes or until cake tester inserted in center comes out clean.
- Cool 10 minutes, then turn out on racks until thoroughly cool. When ready to serve frost with Cream Cheese Frosting.
- Cream Cheese Frosting: In mixing bowl, stir cheese until smooth. Gradually beat in sugar a little at a time. Add vanilla; beat until smooth. Spread mixture between layers and around sides.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 788.4, Fat 31.1, SaturatedFat 13.7, Cholesterol 134.3, Sodium 586, Carbohydrate 121, Fiber 2.6, Sugar 87.6, Protein 10.5
CARAMEL-WALNUT UPSIDEDOWN BANANA CAKE
Provided by Jill O'Connor
Categories Cake Rum Mixer Dessert Bake Banana Walnut Sour Cream Bon Appétit Kidney Friendly Vegetarian Pescatarian Peanut Free Soy Free Kosher
Yield Makes 6 to 8 servings
Number Of Ingredients 20
Steps:
- For topping:
- Spray 8-inch round cake pan with 2-inch-high sides with nonstick spray. Bring butter, sugar, and corn syrup to boil in medium saucepan, stirring constantly until butter melts. Boil syrup 1 minute. Stir in nuts. Spread topping in prepared pan. Let topping cool completely.
- For cake:
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Sift first 4 ingredients into medium bowl. Using electric mixer, beat butter and both sugars in large bowl until blended. Beat in eggs 1 at a time, then mashed bananas, sour cream, rum, and vanilla. Beat in dry ingredients in 2 additions just until combined. Spoon batter into pan.
- Bake cake until tester inserted into center comes out clean, about 55 minutes. Cool 15 minutes. Cut around cake. Place platter over pan. Holding pan and platter together, turn over. Let stand 5 minutes, then gently lift off pan. Cool at least 15 minutes for topping to set. Serve warm or at room temperature with whipped cream or vanilla ice cream.
BANANA CHOCOLATE WALNUT CAKE
A great way to use very ripe bananas, this easy-to-make cake incorporates everything you love about banana bread and adds a few more favorites-chocolate, walnuts, and cinnamon-for good measure. (It's also much more tender, with a light, moist crumb.)
Provided by Ruth Cousineau
Categories Cake Mixer Chocolate Nut Dessert Bake Vegetarian Yogurt Banana Walnut Gourmet Pescatarian Peanut Free Soy Free Kosher
Yield Makes 8 servings
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 375°F with rack in middle. Butter a 9-inch square cake pan.
- Stir together flour, baking soda, and salt.
- Beat together softened butter (1 stick) and 3/4 cup sugar in a medium bowl with an electric mixer at medium speed until pale and fluffy, then beat in eggs 1 at a time until blended. Beat in bananas, yogurt, and vanilla (mixture will look curdled).
- With mixer at low speed, add flour mixture and mix until just incorporated.
- Toss together chocolate, nuts, cinnamon, melted butter, and remaining 1/4 cup sugar in a small bowl. Spread half of banana batter in cake pan and sprinkle with half of chocolate mixture. Spread remaining batter evenly over filling and sprinkle remaining chocolate mixture on top.
- Bake until cake is golden and a wooden pick inserted in center of cake comes out clean, 35 to 40 minutes. Cool cake in pan on a rack 30 minutes, then turn out onto rack and cool completely, right side up.
BANANA WALNUT CAKE
I like to serve this cake for family birthdays. It's everyone's favorite, and you can freeze it ahead...it's tastier with age!
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Desserts
Time 1h
Yield 16-20 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Place first seven ingredients in a large bowl. Beat on low speed just until combined, then on medium for 2 minutes. Pour into a greased and floured 10-in. tube pan or a 13x9-in. baking pan. , In a small bowl, combine topping ingredients until crumbly; sprinkle evenly over batter. Bake at 350° for 45 minutes. Cool. Store well-wrapped in refrigerator.
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CARAMEL-WALNUT UPSIDE-DOWN BANANA CAKE
This is a new take on the standard pineapple upside-down cake. Brown sugar caramel and walnuts top a super moist banana cake. From the March 2008 issue on Bon Appetit.
Provided by Leslie in Texas
Categories Dessert
Time 1h26m
Yield 6-8 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 18
Steps:
- Topping.
- Spray 8 inch round cake pan with 2 inch high sides with nonstick spray.
- Bring butter,sugar and corn syrup to boil in medium saucepan, stirring constantly until butter melts:boil for 1 minute.
- Stir in nuts;spread topping in prepared pan and let cool completely.
- Cake.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Sift first four ingredients into medium bowl.
- Using electric mixer, beat butter and both sugars in large bowl until blended.
- Beat in eggs 1 at a time, then mashed bananas,sour cream,rum and vanilla.
- Beat in dry ingredients just until combined.
- Spoon batter into pan.
- Bake cake until tester inserted into center comes out clean, about 55 minutes.
- Cool 15 minutes.
- Cut around cake and place platter over pan. Holding pan and platter together, turn over.
- Let stand 5 minutes then gently lift off pan.
- Cool at least 15 minutes for topping to set.
- Serve warm or at room temperature with whipped cream or vanilla ice cream.
SUGARLESS BANANA WALNUT CAKE
I enjoy this delicious cake with ice cream or whipped cream, but it's great all by itself. It's moist and has a refreshing banana flavor!
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Desserts
Time 45m
Yield 9 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- In bowl, beat bananas and butter until creamy. Add eggs and beat well. Combine flour, baking powder, baking soda and cinnamon; add to banana mixture alternately with water, beating well after each addition. Stir in nuts. Spoon into a greased 9-in. square baking pan. Bake at 350° for 30 minutes or until cake tests done. Cool.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 315 calories, Fat 20g fat (7g saturated fat), Cholesterol 98mg cholesterol, Sodium 353mg sodium, Carbohydrate 27g carbohydrate (4g sugars, Fiber 2g fiber), Protein 9g protein.
TENNESSEE BANANA-BLACK WALNUT CAKE WITH CARAMEL FROSTING
This is a very good moist cake, with a yummy icing. You can substitute English walnuts for black walnuts*. The recipe is courtesy of Paula Deen
Provided by Barb G.
Categories Dessert
Time 1h10m
Yield 12 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 15
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350°F; grease and flour 2(9-inch) cake pans.
- For the cake: In a medium bowl, stir together flour and baking soda; set aside.
- Using an electric mixer, cream together shortening and sugar in a bowl until light and fluffy, about 2 to 3 minutes.
- Add eggs 1 at a time, mixing well after each addition.
- Mix in mashed bananas, buttermilk,and vanilla; add flour mixture and mix until just combined.
- Stir in walnuts.
- Pour into prepared pans, bake until a toothpick inserted comes out clean, about 35 minutes.
- Cool in pans on a cooling rack, remove from pans and cool completely.
- While cake is baking, prepare frosting.
- Melt butter in a small saucepan.
- Add brown sugar and 1/3 cup cream; cook over medium-low heat until sugar is dissolved, about 2 minutes.
- Remove from heat and add vanilla; transfer to a large bowl.
- Using a hand mixer, beat in confectioners sugar a little at a time until smooth.
- (If frosting is to thick, add 1 tablespoon heavy cream at a time until consistency is right).
- Sandwich 2 layers of cake with frosting; frost outside of the cake.
- Press chopped walnuts on sides of cake, if desired.
BEST EVER BANANA, WALNUT AND CARAMEL CAKE
I have made this cake a couple of times now, and everytime I make it, it just tastes better and better. It is so moist and will stay that way if covered with plastic wrap and kept out of the fridge. For all you banana cake lovers, this is the one to try.
Provided by Susie T
Categories Breads
Time 1h20m
Yield 8-12 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 180 degrees celsius.
- Cream the butter and sugar until fluffy.
- Add vanilla essence.
- Beats eggs in one at a time.
- Mash bananas and beat into the creamy mixture.
- Sift the flour and bicarbonate of soda and add to the mixture.
- Stir in the milk and fold the mixture until all ingredients are mixed well.
- Grease a 20 cm round tin and line with baking paper.
- Pour cake mixture into tin.
- Then pour Caramel and Walnut Topping over uncooked cake and bake for about 45-60 minutes.
- Remove from oven and allow to cool for about 5 minutes before you turn it out onto a wire rack.
- Serve with a dollop of cream.
- For the CARAMEL AND WALNUT TOPPING, place butter and brown sugar in a saucepan and stir over low heat until the butter is melted and mixture is smooth.
- Add walnuts and pour over cake before placing into oven.
BANANA WALNUT SOUR CREAM BUNT CAKE
I must of thought the world was going to run out of Sour Cream as when I arranged my refrigerator I discovered several cartons. Not wanting to waste any, added to the fact I had some bananas that were turning brown, I experimented with this cake. Me and my family were more than pleased. This cake is so moist, unlike a lot of...
Provided by Kathy Sterling
Categories Cakes
Time 1h20m
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease & flour (or use baking spray) a bunt cake pan Mash bananas in a small bowl, set aside.
- 2. In a large mixing bowl cream shortening and sugar until blended. Add eggs and mix well. Stir in vanilla extract, almond extract and mashed bananas. Mix well.
- 3. Slowly add flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt to the liquid mixture. Mix for 2 minutes to blend all ingredients. Do not over beat. Stir in walnut pieces. Pour into a prepared bunt pan. Bake for 55 minutes or until a toothpick comes out of the cake clean.
- 4. When cake has cooled, turn onto a plate and dust with powdered sugar or topping of your choice.
WALNUT MAPLE BANANA CAKE
Sinfully yummy
Provided by Melissa Turner
Categories Fruit Desserts
Time 50m
Number Of Ingredients 17
Steps:
- 1. Preheat the oven to 350°. Prepare a 13x9 baking dish with butter and a light dusting of flour.
- 2. In the bowl of a stand mixer or using a hand beater, cream the butter until soft and light. Gradually add the maple syrup and beat on medium speed for 5 minutes more, or until very light. The butter and maple syrup may separate slightly. Beat in the eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in the vanilla.
- 3. In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Add to the butter mixture along with the milk and bananas. Beat on low speed just until combined.
- 4. Bake for approximately 30-35 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool in the pan for 10 minutes, then transfer to a cooling rack to cool completely.
- 5. After cake is completely cooled in a medium bowl, beat the cream cheese until smooth. Add the butter, maple syrup, and vanilla and beat until smooth. Frost cake and garnish with walnuts.
BANANA WALNUT CRUNCH BUNDT CAKE
I used to sell Pampered Chef and somewhere along the line, I came across a version of this recipe. It wasn't very moist and there wasn't enough topping so I doctored it up a little and now my mother has me make it for all of our family get togethers. I hope you enjoy it as much as my family does. It's not too sweet and the...
Provided by Heather Hacker
Categories Cakes
Time 1h30m
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Spray bundt cake pan with cooking spray. You could probably use a regular cake pan if you wanted but I've never tried.
- 2. In a small bowl, combine 1 cup of the chopped walnuts, the brown sugar, and the melted butter together and stir well. Pour walnut mixture into the bottom of the pan and spread evenly.
- 3. In a larger bowl, combine cake mix, remaining walnuts, and cinnamon. Add eggs, mashed bananas, water, and oil. Mix 2 minutes or until well blended and pour into pan on top of nut mixture.
- 4. Bake for about an hour. Depending on the size of the bananas, cooking time varies a little. Remove from the pan when a cake tester (or butter knife) comes out clean. Immediately flip pan onto a cooling rack or cookie sheet and scoop out what of the nut mixture didn't come out. Nut mixture is extremely hot so be careful and put it on top of cake. Let cool, slice, and enjoy!
BANANA WALNUT UPSIDE DOWN CAKE
Make and share this Banana Walnut Upside Down Cake recipe from Food.com.
Provided by grandma2969
Categories Dessert
Time 45m
Yield 6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- toast walnuts.set aside to cool.
- combine brown sugar and 1/4 cup butter in heavy pan -- stir over low heat till butter melts -- and ingredients are well blended.
- pour into a 9" cake pan with 2" high sides --
- spead to coat the bottom of the pan --
- pour maple syrup over sugar mixture --
- sprinkle walnuts evenly over this.
- place banana slices in circles over the nuts, overlapping slightly, and covering the bottom --
- whisk dry ingredients to blend --
- in another bowl, beat sugar and butter in bowl and add to dry ingredients alternately with milk.
- spoon batter over bananas and bake for approximately 30 minutes --
- run a butter knife around sides --
- cool on rack for about 30 minutes.
- invert onto serving plate.leave pan on about 3 minutes.
- life off pan --
- serve warm with whipped topping if desired.
TENNESSEE BANANA-BLACK WALNUT CAKE WITH CARAMEL FROSTING
Steps:
- 1. Preheat oven to 350. Grease and flour two 9 inch pans.
- 2. Using a electric mixer, cream together shortening and granulated sugar in a bowl. Add eggs one at a time and mix well after each addition. Stir in mashed bananas,buttermilk and vanilla. Mix flour and baking soda and add to mixture. Mix in black walnuts. Pour into prepared pans. Bake for 35 minutes. Cool in pans for 10 minutes. Remove from pans and cool completely.
- 3. Meanwhile prepare frosting. Melt butter in saucepan. Add brown sugar and cream. Cook over medium-low heat for about 2 minutes, until the sugar is dissolved. Remove from heat and add vanilla. using a hand held electric mixer,beat in confectioner's sugar until smooth. If frosting is too thick, add 1 tbsp heavy cream at a time until consistency is right.
COCONUT WALNUT BANANA CREAM CHEESE CAKE
Categories Cake Dessert Valentine's Day Kid-Friendly
Number Of Ingredients 22
Steps:
- Cake Before beginning, make sure all ingredients are room temperature except the buttermilk that you want to be ice cold. With an electric beater, cream the margarine and shortening. Add sugar and beat until mixture is smooth. Add egg yolks and beat well. Combine flour and soda and add to creamed mixture alternately with buttermilk. Stir in vanilla. Add coconut and nuts. Fold in stiffly beaten egg whites*. *Add ½ teaspoon of sugar and ¼ teaspoon of salt to egg whites. This helps stabilize the peaks. Pour into 3 greased and floured (8 inch) pans or two (9 inch) pans. Bake at 350 degrees until done, approximately 25 minutes. Cool. Cover with icing. Add carmelized bananas between layers. Cream cheese filling Beat cream cheese and butter until smooth. Add ½ lb of sugar and mix well. (Add more sugar according to your taste.) Add vanilla and nuts and beat until smooth. Spread on cake and sprinkle with nuts. This will keep in refrigerator for days. Carmelized Bananas Heat butter and sugar ina pan until soft ball (180 degrees and clear). As carmel starts to form from clear toward brown on outer edges of the pan, add bananas. Don't let the bananas get too brown as the goal is to have them cooked as white as possible. Cook on high heat and reduce enough that bananas do not disintegrate. Remove from heat completely when bananas are cooked but still firm enough to hold shape. Let cool. Roast walnuts Preheat oven to 350 and put into oven. Check on them every two minutes because they burn very easily.
Tips:
- Use ripe bananas. The riper the bananas, the sweeter and more flavorful your cake will be.
- Cream the butter and sugar together until light and fluffy. This will help to incorporate air into the batter, resulting in a lighter, more tender cake.
- Gradually add the eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. This will help to prevent the batter from curdling.
- Be sure to measure your flour correctly. Too much flour will make the cake dry and dense.
- Do not overmix the batter. Overmixing can result in a tough, chewy cake.
- Bake the cake at the correct temperature and for the correct amount of time. Underbaking will result in a gooey, uncooked cake, while overbaking will result in a dry, crumbly cake.
- Allow the cake to cool completely before frosting. This will help to prevent the frosting from melting.
Conclusion:
Banana walnut cake is a delicious, moist, and flavorful cake that is perfect for any occasion. With its simple ingredients and easy-to-follow instructions, this cake is sure to be a hit with everyone who tries it. So next time you're looking for a delicious and easy-to-make cake, give this banana walnut cake a try. You won't be disappointed!
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