Banana Bundt Cake: a wonderful recipe for a delicious buttery dessert

If you're a fan of a classic banana cake (and really, who isn't?) but want to try something a little different, it's high time you whipped up a banana bundt cake. This beautiful cake shares the same delectable flavors are cream cheese banana cake, but is made in a bundt pan, giving it a wonderful eye-catching shape. Each bite of banana bundt cake is incredibly soft, moist, and packed with a buttery banana flavor that's impossible to resist. It's a fairly easy cake to prep and bake, making it a good option for newbie bakers. To really take it to the next level, top your banana bundt cake with a vanilla cream cheese frosting or a brown sugar glaze. Serve this tasty cake with afternoon tea or as an after-dinner treat.

What Ingredients do You Need for Banana Bundt Cake?

While many pantry staples like flour, sugar, sour cream, vanilla, and eggs appear in this recipe, the real star is the bananas. Overripe bananas are the secret to making a delicious banana bundt cake that's packed with loads of tasty banana flavor. Sour cream is another essential for this beautiful bundt cake – it helps create that ultra-moist, meltingly soft texture that makes this cake so more-ish.

Tips for Making the Best Banana Bundt Cake

– Measure your flour carefully. Use a knife to level off any extra flour in your measuring cup so that it's an even 3 cups before combining it in a bowl with the other dry ingredients.

– Don't overmix the batter. Otherwise, you'll wind up with a dense cake instead of a light, airy one.

– If you don't want to use butter (or don't have any on hand) substitute it for a ¾ cup of neutral oil. This will keep the cake ultra-moist.

– In a rush? Use cake mix instead of making the batter from scratch.

– If you like a little spice in your cakes, you can add a dash of cinnamon or nutmeg to the batter.

– Let your banana bundt cake cool in the pan for about 20 minutes before popping it on a plate to cool completely. This way, it'll be easier to remove from the pan.

– Pecans, walnuts, and hazelnuts are all excellent sprinkled over the top of this banana bundt cake. They look beautiful and taste great.

How to Decorate Banana Bundt Cake

Making the cream cheese frosting for your banana bundt cake is easy. Once the cake is cool, whisk the butter and cream cheese together. Stir in the powdered sugar, vanilla, and salt. Spread the frosting over the cake. If desired, you can garnish it with chopped nuts of your choice.

How to Store Banana Bundt Cake

To keep your cake fresh, cover it loosely with cling film and refrigerate. It will keep for about 3 days. Let the cake come up to room temperature before serving.

How to Make Banana Bundt Cake

Preheat your oven to 350°F. Lightly grease a bundt pan with cooking spray.

In a medium bowl, combine flour, salt, and baking soda. Set off to the side.

Cream butter and sugar together in a separate bowl until the mixture becomes light and airy.

Beat the eggs into the mixture one at a time.

Mash the bananas, then add them to the butter-sugar mixture. Add in the vanilla extract.

Whisk in the sour cream.

Add the flour.

Mix until the batter just comes together.

Transfer the batter to the bundt pan.

Bake for 50 to 60 minutes. Remove from the oven and let the cake cool before decorating.

In the meanwhile, make the cream cheese frosting. Mix the butter, cream cheese, powdered sugar, vanilla and salt. Spread the frosting over the cake and garnish it with chopped nuts.

Notes

Make sure all of your ingredients are at room temperature before you get started baking your bundt cake.

Use a 12 cup fluted bundt pan for this recipe.