Tuesday, January 7, 2014

The Sugar Faerie's Hazelnut Banana Cake

Ingredients:

3 c all-purpose flour
1 tsp. baking soda
3/4 tsp. salt
3 large eggs
2 c granulated sugar
1 2/3 c vegetable oil
1/2 c buttermilk
2 large ripe bananas, mashed
1 T vanilla bean paste
1/2 c skinless hazelnuts, roasted and chopped
Zest of 1 large orange

Preheat oven to 350*.  Grease and flour a 12-cup tube or bundt pan.  Set aside.
In a large bowl whisk the flour, soda and salt.
In a bowl of an electric mixer add the eggs, sugar, oil and buttermilk.  Beat on low until well blended. Slowly add dry ingredients and mix just until combined.  Add bean paste, bananas, nuts and zest.  Mix only until incorporated.
Pour into prepared pan, place on center rack in oven and bake approximately 1 hour or until tester inserted near center comes out clean.  Cool 10 minutes and remove from pan.  Place on rack over waxed paper; cool completely.  Prepare glaze.  Drizzle over cooled cake.

Cream Cheese Flavored Glaze
2 c confectioners' sugar
3 T freshly squeezed orange juice
1 tsp. cream cheese flavoring (you can substitute almond extract)

Whisk until smooth and drizzle over cooled cake.





Enjoy this moist cake made with Mozart's favorite fruit >>> Ba na na na nah!

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