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Mamasue
08-18-2000, 07:26 AM
Good Morning fellow CLers! Last night I made Double Banana Pound Cake from April issue. Well let me tell you....this cake is absolutely delish! I was contemplating on whether to buy a bottle of banana liquer just for one recipe but did and now know that this bottle will not last long because I will be making this cake often. Just might make another one this weekend and put in freezer for one of those "may need" days. http://www.cookinglight.com/bbs/smile.gif

Here is the recipe in case someone doesn't have it. Yummmmmmm


* Exported from MasterCook *

Double-Banana Pound Cake

Recipe By :
Serving Size : 18 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Cake/Cupcakes

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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cooking spray
3 tablespoons dry bread crumbs
3 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon ground mace
1 cup banana -- ripe, mashed
1/2 cup fat-free milk
1/2 cup banana liqueur
3/4 cup butter or margarine -- softened
2 cups granulated sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
3 large egg
1 tablespoon powdered sugar

Preheat oven to 350 degrees

Coat a 10-inch tube pan with cooking spray; dust with breadcrumbs.

Lightly spoon the flour into dry measuring cups, and level with a knife. Combine the flour, baking powder, salt, and mace in a bowl, and stir well with a whisk. Combine the mashed banana, milk, and banana liqueur in a bowl. Beat the butter in a large bowl at medium speed of a mixer until light and fluffy. Gradually add the granulated sugar and vanilla extract, and beat the mixture until well-blended. Add the eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Add the flour mixture to the sugar mixture alternately with the banana mixture, beating at low speed, beginning and ending with the flour mixture.

Spoon the batter into prepared pan. Bake cake at 350 degrees for 1 hour or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cook in pan 10 minutes on a wire rack; remove from pan. Cool completely on wire rack. Sift powdered sugar over top of cake. Yield 18 servings (serving size: 1 slice)

CALORIES 286 (28% from fat); FAT 8.9 (sat 5.1g, mono 2.6g, poly 0.5g); PROTEIN 3.8g; CARB 44.8g; FIBER 0.9g; CHOL 58mg; IRON 1.3mg; SODIUM 163mg; CALC 37mg

Description:
"For banana lovers: this cake packs a double punch of banana with the
fruit and liquer. The banana liqueur is a must; it gives the cake a
sweet, rich banana flavor"
Source:
"Cooking Light, April 2000 issue, page 184"

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Zinnia
08-18-2000, 09:35 AM
Mamasue, Thank You!!
All I can say is Yummy! This sounds so delicious-now I'm gonna HAVE to make it later today. Now look what ya started!! Lol, thanks..(Really!) http://www.cookinglight.com/bbs/smile.gif Zinnia

Pat
08-18-2000, 09:47 AM
Mamasue, thanks for your review. I was contemplating whether to make this or not. My husband loves banana bread, banana pudding, etc. and my daughter loves pound cakes so I can please both with this recipe. I made the Brown Sugar Poundcake the last time my daughter was home and she took about half of it back home with her.

Mamasue
08-18-2000, 04:59 PM
Pat and Zinna......to be honest I love this recipe better than "a banana bread"...maybe because I LOVE poundcakes. This recipe is truly a keeper! http://www.cookinglight.com/bbs/smile.gif

karen w
08-18-2000, 08:10 PM
I give it my thumbs up too mamasue. My two boys helped me make it for a dinner I made for their Nana and Poppa. I've never been big on poundcake, but this one is definitely a keeper. I also tried the black and white poundcake. Nice, but nothing special. By the way, for an occasional splurge, a spoonful of liqueuer such as the banana liqueuer is nice on a little lowfat ice cream, yogurt, or whatever frozen dessert that lights your fire!

KimKelly
08-18-2000, 10:13 PM
Banana Liqueur - exactly what is it? Does anyone have a particular brand name? What do I ask for when I go looking for it?

Thanks!

K

By the way, the cake sounds wonderful....!

Mamasue
08-19-2000, 06:35 AM
The bottle of banana liquer that I have is made by Hiram Walker.

Deedy
08-19-2000, 06:39 PM
Mamasue - am dying to make the banana cake, but I don't think I like mace - should I try vanilla or what? (maybe lemon) - any advice out there?

Karen from VA
08-19-2000, 08:07 PM
I'm not even sure what mace tastes like. But I love cardamom. Would that work?

karen w
08-19-2000, 08:30 PM
Mace is the outer shell of the nutmeg seed. A good substitute for mace is nutmeg. I used nutmeg instead of mace when I made the cake myself since I had no mace. I also used Hiram Walker Banana Liqueur like mamasue. Hope that helps!

Mamasue
08-19-2000, 08:36 PM
Ladies....I didn't have mace either and knew that mace is the outer shell of nutmeg, just like karen w posted. I used fresh ground nutmeg.....nothing like grating fresh nutmeg! http://www.cookinglight.com/bbs/biggrin.gif

I think cardamom would be too powerful for this poundcake. Go ahead and use the nutmeg if mace is not in your cupboard. http://www.cookinglight.com/bbs/smile.gif

Deedy
08-20-2000, 09:57 AM
You guys are great - I'll use nutmeg instead of mace. Thanks for all the advice!

Ed
08-20-2000, 09:16 PM
Mamasue,

Thanks for posting the recipe, it looks good and I will be trying it, but I have a question.

It says in the recipe to use a 10 inch tube pan, how essential is that?

If a person doesn't have a tube pan could a regular rectangular bread pan work O.K. for this pound cake?

What do you think? http://www.cookinglight.com/bbs/wink.gif

Ed

Mamasue
08-21-2000, 04:35 AM
Ed,

To be honest I have never made a pound cake in bread size pan...always in tube pan. I have no problem converting quick breads into muffins or smaller loaf pans, etc. but I don't think a pound cake would work in a bread pan size because the cake is so heavy.....but that's my opinion. Sorry I couldn't give you the answer you are looking for. http://www.cookinglight.com/bbs/frown.gif