{"id":144,"date":"2013-01-08T04:18:00","date_gmt":"2013-01-08T04:18:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chefpattie.com\/?p=144"},"modified":"2013-01-08T04:18:00","modified_gmt":"2013-01-08T04:18:00","slug":"banana-nut-cake-with-cream-cheese-icing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chefpattie.com\/?p=144","title":{"rendered":"Banana Nut Cake with Cream Cheese Icing"},"content":{"rendered":"<table align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-A1B0ASZ3sMc\/UOuct4gcyjI\/AAAAAAAASaU\/mmx2NgdWYMw\/s1600\/New+Years+2013+035.JPG\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" border=\"0\" height=\"486\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-A1B0ASZ3sMc\/UOuct4gcyjI\/AAAAAAAASaU\/mmx2NgdWYMw\/s640\/New+Years+2013+035.JPG\" width=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">Banana Nut Cake&#8230;..so divine&#8230;. I love it!&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><b><span style=\"color: red;\">Banana nut cake has always been one of my top 3 favorite cakes. I love banana nut ice cream too. How fun if I could bake a banana cake and top it with banana nut ice cream. no not really, that would be kinda weird.<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-fffIebC2G_A\/UOuZ5OL0aeI\/AAAAAAAASYA\/GBkFH2tGobI\/s1600\/New+Years+2013+031.JPG\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" border=\"0\" height=\"484\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-fffIebC2G_A\/UOuZ5OL0aeI\/AAAAAAAASYA\/GBkFH2tGobI\/s640\/New+Years+2013+031.JPG\" width=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>But this is a great way to use up your extra bananas that are getting ripe on you. I was making homemade bread the same day or I would have probably made banana bread. But a cake is just right on a snowy day in January too!<\/p>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<table align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-1I0ktQ4jnoc\/UOubVFuEWpI\/AAAAAAAASZc\/D1PKNt-p0mA\/s1600\/chicken+burritos+004.JPG\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" border=\"0\" height=\"483\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-1I0ktQ4jnoc\/UOubVFuEWpI\/AAAAAAAASZc\/D1PKNt-p0mA\/s640\/chicken+burritos+004.JPG\" width=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">Look what my daughter made me! It&#8217;s a cake taker! Isn&#8217;t it cute? &nbsp;Here are a few others that I love. I have the<br \/>bundt cake taker but would LOVE the cupcake taker too. It&#8217;s collapsible so it&#8217;s easy to store!&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" bordercolor=\"#000000\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"250\" hspace=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"http:\/\/ad.doubleclick.net\/adi\/N7433.148119.BLOGGEREN\/B6693958.2505;sz=300x250;ord=[timestamp]?;lid=41000613802464054;pid=636837;usg=AFHzDLu55q7dVALLt0_JBo08Hwp7RBpD6w;adurl=http%253A%252F%252Fwww.surlatable.com%252Fproduct%252FPRO-636837%252F;pubid=601495;price=%2429.95;title=Collapsible+Cupcake+%26+Cake+Carrier;merc=Sur+La+Table;imgsrc=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.surlatable.com%2Fimages%2Fcustomers%2Fc1079%2FPRO-636837%2Fgenerated%2FPRO-636837_Default_1_430x430.jpg;width=135;height=135\" vspace=\"0\" width=\"300\"><\/iframe><iframe loading=\"lazy\" bordercolor=\"#000000\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"320\" hspace=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"http:\/\/ad.doubleclick.net\/adi\/N7433.148119.BLOGGEREN\/B6534699.1316;sz=320x320;ord=[timestamp]?;lid=41000613802463797;pid=24702-BUNT;usg=AFHzDLvkiOTJMPdmynPpJ1GUi4BiRUT7Kg;adurl=http%253A%252F%252Fwww.chefscatalog.com%252Fproduct%252F24702-nordicware-cake-keeper.aspx%253Futm_source%253Dgoogle%2526utm_medium%253Dshopping%2526utm_content%253D24702-BUNT%2526utm_campaign%253DNordic%252520Ware%2526gdftrk%253DgdfV23800_a_7c2214_a_7c9504_a_7c27277;pubid=601495;imgsrc=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.chefscatalog.com%2Fimg%2Fproducts%2F500x500%2F24702_BUNT_500.jpg;width=320;height=320\" vspace=\"0\" width=\"320\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<table align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-ahBZw3Qkfs0\/UOubVW8cGDI\/AAAAAAAASZg\/rAADL2wEYrA\/s1600\/chicken+burritos+005.JPG\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" border=\"0\" height=\"484\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-ahBZw3Qkfs0\/UOubVW8cGDI\/AAAAAAAASZg\/rAADL2wEYrA\/s640\/chicken+burritos+005.JPG\" width=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">I really love the colors and the inside fabric is coordinating. She got me a cake pan with a lid and a cake server too (you can barely see it peeking out of the material. She&#8217;s very creative. I loved it.&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>This recipe is super easy. The base is just a yellow cake. I always mix the oil with some butter because I hate when you can taste oil in somebody&#8217;s dessert cake. That&#8217;s just wrong!! &nbsp;You could use walnuts in this cake too but I only had pecans on hand.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: red; font-size: x-large;\"><b>&nbsp;<span style=\"font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;\">BANANA NUT CAKE<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span style=\"color: #b45f06; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">INGREDIENTS:<\/span><\/b><br \/><b><span style=\"color: #b45f06; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">1 yellow cake mix<\/span><\/b><br \/><b><span style=\"color: #b45f06; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">3 eggs<\/span><\/b><br \/><b><span style=\"color: #b45f06; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">1\/4 cup butter<\/span><\/b><br \/><b><span style=\"color: #b45f06; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">1\/4 cup oil<\/span><\/b><br \/><b><span style=\"color: #b45f06; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">1 cup mashed, ripe bananas<\/span><\/b><br \/><b><span style=\"color: #b45f06; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">1\/3 cup sour cream<\/span><\/b><br \/><b><span style=\"color: #b45f06; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">3\/4 cup pecans or walnuts<\/span><\/b><br \/><b><span style=\"color: #b45f06; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">1\/2 teaspoon vanilla extract<\/span><\/b><br \/><b><span style=\"color: #b45f06; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">1\/2 small box french vanilla pudding dry mix (I use a half a box in all my cakes)<\/span><\/b><br \/><b><span style=\"color: #b45f06; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><\/b><b><span style=\"color: #b45f06; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">Directions<\/span><\/b><br \/><b><span style=\"color: #b45f06; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">Pour the yellow cake mix in your mixer and add all the rest of the ingredients mixing till smooth. Put in a 9 x 13 pan or use a smaller &nbsp;cake pan (9 x 9) and then make a dozen cupcakes too!<\/span><\/b><br \/><b><span style=\"color: #b45f06; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><\/b><b><span style=\"color: #b45f06; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">Bake according to directions on box, usually around 30 &nbsp;minutes at 350. Check cupcakes which will be done in approximately 21 minutes. When cake is cooled t<\/span><\/b><b><span style=\"color: #b45f06; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">op with cream cheese icing and sliced almonds (for looks).<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<table align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i-cdn.apartmenttherapy.com\/uimages\/kitchen\/2009_04_21-Pan02.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" \/><br \/>Cute pans for a decorative party dessert. &nbsp;I might invest in one of these cute pans soon.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Flower Power Cake Pan Wilton Daisy Sunflower Wilton 2105 3055\" src=\"http:\/\/img3.etsystatic.com\/006\/0\/5755919\/il_570xN.379590647_rrjn.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><b>I thought these cake pans were really pretty and interesting. These would be &nbsp;pretty designs on your cake wouldn&#8217;t they? I have not seen these designs in the stores yet. I&#8217;m sure it is on Amazon though. I just love Amazon! &nbsp;Check&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thefind.com\/kitchen\/browse-sunflower-cake-pan\">HERE<\/a>&nbsp;for all kinds of cute ones.&nbsp;<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<table align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-popibAIxGbc\/UOub9T9c99I\/AAAAAAAASZ0\/fPBrNLB7xWw\/s1600\/New+Years+2013+016.JPG\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" border=\"0\" height=\"484\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-popibAIxGbc\/UOub9T9c99I\/AAAAAAAASZ0\/fPBrNLB7xWw\/s640\/New+Years+2013+016.JPG\" width=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">I got this silicone cupcake pan with football shapes to try it out for Super Bowl Sunday treats.&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-5pu51DkIdLU\/UOucje20BEI\/AAAAAAAASaE\/zyIuIsTejV0\/s1600\/New+Years+2013+020.JPG\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" border=\"0\" height=\"486\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-5pu51DkIdLU\/UOucje20BEI\/AAAAAAAASaE\/zyIuIsTejV0\/s640\/New+Years+2013+020.JPG\" width=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">Here&#8217;s the after pictures. I will have to fill the cups a little bit less next time so they keep the football shape.&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><b><span style=\"color: red; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">Icing<\/span><\/b><br \/><b><span style=\"color: red; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">1\/2 cube butter, 1\/2 large brick of cream cheese, 2 cups powdered sugar and a little milk to make smooth.<\/span><\/b><br \/><b><span style=\"color: red; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">Beat on high in your mixer till smooth. Add a 1\/2 teaspoon vanilla extract.<\/span><\/b><br \/><b><span style=\"color: red; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><\/b><b><span style=\"color: red; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">When cakes are cooled frost with icing and top with sliced almonds for a really pretty effect. <\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<table align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-A1B0ASZ3sMc\/UOuct4gcyjI\/AAAAAAAASaU\/mmx2NgdWYMw\/s1600\/New+Years+2013+035.JPG\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" border=\"0\" height=\"486\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-A1B0ASZ3sMc\/UOuct4gcyjI\/AAAAAAAASaU\/mmx2NgdWYMw\/s640\/New+Years+2013+035.JPG\" width=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">Yum this cake was soooooooo decadent and delicious and very nutty. Banana Nut Cake is a keeper!&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><\/p>\n<table align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-FoaTEYcgpik\/UOucj1hd55I\/AAAAAAAASaM\/FZs5hDz6xf8\/s1600\/New+Years+2013+022.JPG\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" border=\"0\" height=\"594\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-FoaTEYcgpik\/UOucj1hd55I\/AAAAAAAASaM\/FZs5hDz6xf8\/s640\/New+Years+2013+022.JPG\" width=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;\"><b>Here are the finished football cupcakes before icing. &nbsp;I think chocolate icing with the 3 little white lines of the laces would be super cute, what do you think?&nbsp;<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Banana Nut Cake&#8230;..so divine&#8230;. I love it!&nbsp; Banana nut cake has always been one of my top 3 favorite cakes. I love banana nut ice cream too. How fun if I could bake a banana cake and top it with banana nut ice cream. no not really, that would be kinda weird. 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