- Too dense.
- Expired baking powder or too much banana (weight compressed the cake).
Vanilla Bean Banana Bundt Cake
Vanilla and banana both contain vanillin, reinforcing each other. This recipe is a classic 'moist' cake example: milk and banana work together to ensure the bundt doesn't dry out for days.
Ingredients
2
large
Ripe Bananas
1 1/2
cups
All-Purpose Flour
3/4
cup
Granulated Sugar
3
large
Eggs
1/2
cup
Butter (melted)
1
tsp
Vanilla Bean Paste (or Extract)
2
tsp
Baking Powder
1/2
cup
Milk
1
pinch
Salt
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Equipment Needed
- Bundt pan
- Fork
- Whisk
Allergen Information
Wheat
Egg
Milk
Instructions
1
✓
Preheat oven to 350°F (180°C). Grease and flour pan.
Tip: Base step.
2
✓
Mash bananas.
Tip: Make it smooth.
3
✓
Whisk eggs with sugar and vanilla, add melted butter, milk, and banana.
Tip: All in one bowl (wet phase).
4
✓
Mix flour, salt, baking powder, then fold into wet mass.
Tip: Mix only until combined.
5
✓
Pour into pan, smooth top.
Tip: Tap pan on counter to release air bubbles.
6
✓
Bake 35-40 mins.
Tip: Toothpick test!
7
✓
Cool in pan 10 mins, then invert.
Tip: Gravity helps when cooling upside down on rack.
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Ingredients
- 2 large Ripe Bananas
- 1 1/2 cups All-Purpose Flour
- 3/4 cup Granulated Sugar
- 3 large Eggs
- 1/2 cup Butter (melted)
- 1 tsp Vanilla Bean Paste (or Extract)
- 2 tsp Baking Powder
- 1/2 cup Milk
- 1 pinch Salt