Description
A delicious and moist cake made with crushed pineapple, mashed bananas, and toasted pecans.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup (113 g) pecan halves
- 3 cups (360 g) all purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 ½ teaspoons ground cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon ground allspice
- 1 teaspoon table salt
- 1 cup (200 g) granulated white sugar
- 1 cup (213 g) light brown sugar
- 1 ½ cups (360 mL) vegetable oil
- 3 large eggs (room temperature)
- 1 8 ounce can crushed pineapple, drained
- 2 cups (454 g) mashed bananas (about 2-3)
- 1 ½ teaspoons vanilla extract
- 8 Tablespoons (1/2 cup, 113 g) unsalted butter (softened)
- 8 ounces (1 block, 227 g) full fat cream cheese (softened)
- 4 cups (486 g) powdered sugar (aka powdered or icing sugar)
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- pinch salt
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease and flour two 9-inch cake pans.
- On a baking sheet, spread out pecans and toast for about 5-7 minutes in a 350°F oven until fragrant. Remove from the oven and allow to cool. Chop finely.
- Sift together the flour, baking soda, cinnamon, allspice and salt. Set aside.
- In a large mixing bowl, combine the oil, sugars, eggs, pineapple, and bananas.
- Add the flour mixture to the oil mixture and mix just until combined. Stir in toasted pecans.
- Pour batter into prepared pans. Bake in preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in center of each pan comes out clean, about 35-40 minutes. Remove from oven and allow to cool for 5 minutes. Then loosen the edges and invert the cakes onto a wire cooling rack and continue to cool.
- In a stand mixer, fitted with a paddle attachment, cream the butter until smooth. Add in the cream cheese. Beat on medium-high speed until well combined and smooth, about 2-3 minutes.
- Gradually beat in the powdered sugar until totally incorporated, increase the speed and then beat until smooth. Mix in the vanilla extract. Add in a pinch of salt. Mix until smooth and creamy. Frost the cake as desired once the layers are cool.
Notes
- This cake can be made ahead and frozen for later use.
- For added flavor, you can include chopped nuts or chocolate chips in the batter.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 40 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: bake
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 450
- Sugar: 35 g
- Sodium: 230 mg
- Fat: 22 g
- Saturated Fat: 5 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 14 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 62 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 6 g
- Cholesterol: 45 mg