Description
My sister gave me this recipe. It is so decadently rich and wonderful and especially nice toasted and spread with a little salty butter, or even cream cheese.
Ingredients
- 1 cup unsalted butter
- 1 cup dark brown sugar
- 6 eggs
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- ΒΌ teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1 pinch ground allspice
- 1 pinch salt
- 3 ripe bananas, mashed
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9×5 inch loaf pan.
- In a large bowl
- cream together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Stir in the eggs one at a time
- beating well with each addition. In a separate bowl
- stir together flour
- baking powder
- nutmeg
- allspice and salt. Blend the flour mixture into the butter and egg mixture a bit at a time
- beating well after each addition.. Stir in the banana and vanilla; mixing just enough to evenly combine. Pour batter into prepared pan.
- Bake in preheated oven for 90 minutes
- until a toothpick inserted into center of the loaf comes out clean. Cool the cake in the pan for 10 minutes and then turn out onto a wire rack to cool completely.
Prep Time: 15 mins
Cook Time: 1 hr 30 mins
Total Time: 1 hr 45 mins
Servings: 12