Banana Nut Fruitcake Recipes

BANANA NUT FRUITCAKE

Steps:

• In a large bowl, beat sugar and oil. Beat in eggs and vanilla. Add bananas. Combine the flour, salt and baking soda; add to banana mixture just until blended. Fold in the pecans, cherries and pineapple., Pour into two greased 8x4-in. loaf pans. Bake at 350° for 50-60 minutes or until golden brown and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks.

FANTASTIC BANANA FRUITCAKE

Steps:

• Set oven to 300 degrees Prepare two (9" x 5") loaf pans, or 8 mini loaf pans.
• In a large bowl combine the fruit, dates and walnuts, then dredge them with 1/4 cup flour.
• Sift the remaining flour together with the baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg and cloves; set aside.
• In another bowl, cream butter, add sugar, and beat until the mixture is light and fluffy.
• Beat in the eggs one at a time.
• Beat in the orange rind, orange juice, orange extract and drained pineapple.
• Mash the bananas with a fork (do not use a food processor, as it will liquefy and the bananas, and will change the texture of the cake).
• Alternately, stir in the banana puree with the flour mixture into the creamed mixture. Stir in the floured fruit and nuts.
• Turn into prepared pans.
• Bake for about 2 hours and 15 minutes, or until loosley with foil if the cakes are browning too much on top.
• Cool in pans for 20 minutes, then turn onto racks Note: If baking in mini loaf pans, then cut down the baking time.

MOM'S BRAZIL NUT FRUITCAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C). Grease one 9x5 inch loaf pan.
• Sift the flour, white sugar, baking powder, and salt together. Mix in the nuts, dates, and cherries.
• Beat the eggs until foamy, add the vanilla and the flour mixture. Stir until just combined and pour into the prepared pan.
• Bake at 300 degrees F (150 degrees C) for 1 hour and 45 minutes. Store in the refrigerator, wrapped in foil.

BANANA FRUIT CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350˚F. Combine sugar with all wet ingredients.
• In a separate bowl, sift dry ingredients together. On medium speed, slowly beat the flour mixture into the wet mixture. Once the batter has been mixed thoroughly, reduce mixer speed to low and add your chopped nuts and raisins. Pour into a greased and floured 11″ x 9″ cake pan, and bake for approximately one hour.
• Check the doneness of the cake with a butter knife in the middle of the cake-if it comes out clean, it's ready. Let cool, then frost.
• In a small mug, dissolve the hot coffee in the hot water. Then, in a mixing bowl, whip the butter until it is soft before slowly adding the powdered sugar. Mix in the milk and vanilla, then add the coffee mix until it's soft and creamy. Pour the frosting on top of the cake and spread it out.

BANANA FRUIT CAKE

Steps:

• Prepare loaf pans (9" x 5") and preheat the oven to 300 degrees F. In a large bowl, combine the fruit, dates, pineapple and walnuts. Dredge them with 1/4 cup of the flour. Sift the remaining flour together with the baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg and cloves. Set aside. Cream the butter, add the sugar and beat until the mixture is light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs, one at a time. Beat in the orange rind, orange juice and orange extract. Mash the bananas with a fork. Alternately stir the bananas and the flour mixture into the creamed mixture. Stir in the floured fruit and nuts. Turn into the prepared pans and bake for 2 hours and 15 minutes, or until a skewer inserted into the middle of each cake comes out clean. Cool in the pans for 20 minutes, then turn out onto racks.