Banana Cake

Banana cake with praline brown sugar topping

INGREDIENTS

Cake

• 1 cup butter

• 1 1/2 cups sugar

• 2 eggs

• 4 bananas

• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

• 4 tablespoons buttermilk

• 2 cups flour

• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda

• 1 teaspoon salt

Topping

• 3 tablespoons butter

• 5 tablespoons brown sugar

• 2 1/2 tablespoons milk

• 1/2 cup chopped pecans

RECIPE

Cake

1. Preheat oven to 350˚.

2. Cream butter & sugar.

3. Beat eggs & add to mixture.

4. Mash bananas.

5. Add bananas, vanilla & buttermilk to mixture.

6. Sift flour, baking soda & salt in a separate bowl & add to mixture.

7. Mix well until all dry ingredients are incorporated.

8. Grease & flour a flouted bunt pan (or 2 loaf pans).

9. Pour mixture into pan.

10. Bake 45-50 minutes until golden brown & tooth pick comes out clean.

Topping

1. Toast pecans & coarsely chop.

2. Melt butter in a small saucepan.

3. Add sugar & milk to saucepan & cook until syrupy (sugar completely dissolved).

4. Remove from heat & mix in pecans.

5. Pour over bread.

P.S. This can be made into muffins too.