Description
This super-moist banana Bundt® cake is aromatic and irresistible. It’s made with yogurt, and a delectable almond streusel hides inside for a sweet surprise in every bite! Make it the day before an event. The flavor enhances by the second day!
Ingredients
- 1 cup whole almonds
- ¼ cup butter, softened
- ¼ cup brown sugar
- ¼ cup all-purpose flour
- 3 tablespoons white sugar
- 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 cup butter, at room temperature
- 2 cups white sugar
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 2 large eggs
- 3 very ripe bananas, mashed
- 1 cup plain yogurt
- ½ cup confectioners’ sugar
- 2 tablespoons milk
- ¼ teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 pinch salt
Instructions
- Heat a heavy skillet over medium heat. Add almonds and toast slowly
- watching carefully and stirring constantly until browned
- 3 to 5 minutes. Remove from heat and allow to cool
- about 5 minutes. Chop into coarse pieces.
- Combine butter
- brown sugar
- flour
- white sugar
- and cinnamon for streusel in a bowl. Blend using a pastry blender. Stir in almonds gently and set aside.
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Generously grease and flour a fluted tube pan (such as Bundt®).
- Mix flour
- baking soda
- and salt together in a bowl and set aside.
- Beat butter in a bowl using an electric mixer until fluffy. Add sugar and whip until fluffy. Add vanilla extract and mix well. Add eggs
- 1 at a time
- beating well after each addition. Mix bananas into batter on low speed until just blended. Alternate adding flour mixture and yogurt until batter is combined.
- Place 1/4 cup of batter into the prepared cake pan. Layer with 1/2 of the streusel mixture. Add another 1/4 cup of batter and top with remaining streusel. Add remaining batter; pan will be very full
- but should not overflow.
- Bake in the preheated oven until a wooden skewer or long spaghetti noodle inserted into the center of the cake comes out very clean
- 65 to 75 minutes.
- Remove from the oven and let cool on a wire rack for 10 minutes. Invert the pan onto the rack to remove the cake.
- While cake begins to cool
- mix confectioners’ sugar
- milk
- vanilla extract
- and salt until icing is well blended. Poke the top and sides of the cake gently with a fork while still warm. Drizzle icing over cake. Serve warm or allow to cool completely before serving.
Prep Time: 45 mins
Cook Time: 1 hr 10 mins
Total Time: 2 hrs 10 mins
Servings: 12