Description
Banana wafer cake brings a delightful twist to classic desserts, blending creamy textures with crisp layers. Smooth banana-infused cream and delicate wafers create a heavenly treat that you’ll savor with pure delight.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Ingredients:
- 2 large ripe bananas, mashed
- 5 eggs
- 1 (11 ounces) box Nilla wafers, finely crushed
Binding and Sweetening Ingredients:
- 1 1/3 cups granulated sugar
- 3/4 cup butter, room temperature
Texture and Flavor Enhancing Ingredients:
- 1 cup pecans, roughly chopped
Instructions
- Thoroughly coat a 10-inch bundt pan with cooking spray, ensuring complete coverage to prevent sticking. Set oven temperature to 350°F.
- Using an electric mixer, whip butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Incorporate eggs one at a time, blending smoothly after each addition.
- Gently fold mashed bananas into the creamy mixture, creating a uniform texture that distributes fruit evenly throughout the batter.
- Crush Nilla wafers into fine crumbs and roughly chop pecans. Delicately fold both ingredients into the banana mixture, maintaining a consistent blend.
- Pour batter into prepared bundt pan, ensuring an even distribution and smoothing the top with a spatula for uniform baking.
- Place pan in preheated oven and bake for 40-45 minutes. Check doneness by inserting a toothpick into the center – it should emerge clean with no wet batter.
- Remove cake from oven and allow to rest in pan for 10-15 minutes, which helps prevent structural collapse during removal.
- Carefully run a thin knife around the pan’s edges to loosen the cake, then confidently invert onto a serving plate.
- Let cake cool completely at room temperature before slicing to maintain optimal texture and prevent crumbling.
Notes
- Prevent wafer crumbling by crushing them into fine, even pieces before mixing into the batter for better texture distribution.
- Enhance moisture by using overripe, very soft bananas with dark brown spots, which provide deeper sweetness and natural binding.
- Consider toasting pecans briefly before adding to intensify their nutty flavor and create a more complex taste profile in the cake.
- Gluten-free adaptation works perfectly by substituting regular flour with a 1:1 gluten-free baking blend and using gluten-free vanilla wafers.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 45 minutes
- Category: Desserts
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 8
- Calories: 397
- Sugar: 25 g
- Sodium: 65 mg
- Fat: 27 g
- Saturated Fat: 7 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 17 g
- Trans Fat: 0.5 g
- Carbohydrates: 36 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 4 g
- Cholesterol: 90 mg