Banana Pound Cake

Total Time: 1 hr 50 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 1/2 cups unsalted butter or 1 1/2 cups shortening
• 2 cups sugar
• 4 large eggs
• 2 cups mashed bananas
• 1/4 cup buttermilk, plus
• 2 tablespoons buttermilk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/8 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup pecans, chopped

Recipe

• 1 beat shortening at medium speed with an electric mixer 2 minutes until creamy. gradually add sugar, beating 5 to 7 minutes. add eggs, one at a time, beating until yellow disappears.
• 2 combine banana, buttermilk, and vanilla. combine flour, soda, and salt; add to shortening mixture alternately with banana mixture, beginning and ending with flour mixture. mix at low speed after each addition just until blended. stir in pecans. spoon batter into a greased and floured 10 inch tube or bundt pan.
• 3 bake at 325 for 1 hour and 30 minutes, or until wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. cool on wire rack.