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Prep Time: 20 Minutes Cook Time: 1 Minutes |
Ready In: 21 Minutes Servings: 12 |
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Better Homes and Garden favorite reader recipe of the year (2012). Ingredients:
3 1/4 cups all-purpose flour |
1/2 teaspoon baking powder |
1/2 teaspoon salt |
1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened |
1/2 cup butter, softened |
3 cups sugar |
4 eggs |
2 medium bananas, mashed (about 1 cup) |
1/4 cup bourbon or 1/4 cup low-fat milk |
1 tablespoon vanilla |
1 cup chopped pecans, toasted |
powdered sugar |
Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Grease and flour a 10-inch fluted tube pan; set aside.
2. In a bowl combine flour, baking powder and salt; set aside.
3. In a large mixing bowl beat cream cheese and butter with an electric mixer on medium speed until combined. Gradually add sugar, beating about 7 minutes or until light.
4. Add eggs, one at a time, beating 1 minute after each addition; scrape bowl frequently.
5. In a separate bowl combine bananas, bourbon and vanilla. Alternately add flour mixture and banana mixture to butter mixture; beat on low to medium speed after each addition just until combined. Stir in pecans. Spread evenly into prepared pan.
6. Bake 80 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near center comes out clean. Cool cake in pan on a wire rack for 10 minutes. Remove from pan; cool on rack.
7. Sprinkle with powdered sugar. To acquire an even sprinkling, use a sieve.
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