Ingredients: |
Ingredients: • 1 cup chopped pecans toasted
• Vegetable cooking spray
• Parchment paper
• 3 cups all-purpose flour plus more for pans
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 3 large eggs, lightly beaten
• 1 1/2 cups vegetable oil
• 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 3 cups chopped bananas (about 4 medium bananas) Over-ripe bananas (yellow peels splotched with brown flecks) are best for baking.
• 1 (8-oz.) can crushed pineapple in juice
Cream Cheese Frosting
Ingredients
• 2 (8-oz.) packages cream cheese, softened
• 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 cups powdered sugar, sifted
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Directions: |
Directions:1. Preheat oven to 350°.
Bake pecans in a single layer in a shallow pan 6 to 8 minutes or until toasted and fragrant, stirring halfway through.
2. Coat 3 (9-inch) round cake pans with cooking spray. Line bottom of each pan with parchment paper; coat paper with cooking spray.
3. Whisk together flour and next 5 ingredients in a large bowl. Add eggs, oil, and vanilla, and stir just until dry ingredients are moistened. Fold in bananas, pineapple, and pecans. (Batter will be very thick, more like banana bread batter than cake batter.) Spoon batter into prepared pans.
4. Bake at 350° for 28 to 30 minutes. Cool in pans on a wire rack 10 minutes. Remove from pans to wire rack, and cool completely (about 30 minutes). Peel off and discard parchment paper.
5. Place 1 cake layer on a cake stand or serving plate. Top with one-fourth of frosting. Repeat procedure once. Top with remaining cake layer. Spread remaining frosting over top and sides of cake. Garnish, if desired.
Directions for Cream Cheese Frosting
Place first 3 ingredients in the bowl of a heavy-duty electric stand mixer, and beat at medium speed using the paddle attachment until smooth. Gradually add powdered sugar, beating at low speed until blended after each addition. Beat at medium-high speed 3 minutes or until light and fluffy. |
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