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The Best Bundt Cake
Bundt cakes make a beautiful, moist, and utterly sweet finale to your dinner.
What I love about this classic cake is that you can make it ahead and it tastes better the next day.
This recipe is pretty straight forward but yields incredibly moist, absolutely mouthwatering banana bread/cake.
What’s more, with the mini bundt pan, you make individual servings, and the mini cakes just look too cute and tempting.
If you don’t have mini bundt pans, you can make it in regular pan.
Ingredients for Bundt Cake Recipe
- Flour
- Baking soda
- Unsalted butter
- Vanilla extract
- Eggs
- Bananas
- Sour cream or yogurt
Frequently Asked Questions
What Is Different about a Bundt Cake?
The difference is that these cakes are cooked in a Bundt pan instead of a regular pan. These Bundt pans can come in multiple sizes and designs.
Why Do They Call It a Bundt Cake?
In Germany, they have a bundkuchen which is a ring-shaped coffee cake. It is believed to originate from this cake.
How Long Are These Cakes Good For?
These cakes are good for up to 5 days in the fridge.
How Many Calories?
This recipe has 520 calories per serving.
What Dishes to Serve with This Recipe?
For a wholesome tea party, I recommend the following recipes.
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Banana Bundt Cake
Ingredients
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 2 sticks unsalted butter (at room temperature)
- 2 cups sugar
- 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
- 2 large eggs (preferably at room temperature)
- 4 very ripe bananas (mashed (you should have 1 1/2 - 1 3/4 cups))
- 1 cup sour cream or plain yogurt
Instructions
- Center a rack in the oven and preheat the oven to 350°F (176°C). Generously butter a 9- to 10-inch (23cm or 25cm)(12 cup) Bundt pan. (If you got a silicone Bundt pan there's no need to butter it.) Don't place the pan on a baking sheet - you want the oven's heat to circulate through the Bundt's inner tube.
- Whisk the flour, baking soda and salt together.
- Working with a stand mixer, preferably fitted with a paddle attachment, or with a hand mixer in a large bowl, beat the butter until creamy. Add the sugar and beat at medium speed until pale and fluffy. Beat in the vanilla, then add the eggs one at a time, beating for about 1 minute after each egg goes in.
- Reduce the mixer speed to low and mix in the bananas. Finally, mix in half the dry ingredients (don't be disturbed when the batter curdles), all the sour cream and then the rest of the flour mixture. Scrape the batter into the pan, rap the pan on the counter to debubble the batter and smooth the top.
- Bake for 65 to 75 minutes, or until a thin knife inserted deep into the center of the cake comes out clean. Check the cake after about 30 minutes - if it is browning too quickly, cover it loosely with a foil tent. Transfer the cake to a rack and cool for 10 minutes before unmolding onto the rack to cool to room temperature.
- If you've got the time, wrap the cooled cake in plastic and allow it to sit on the counter overnight before serving - it's better the next day.
Notes
Nutrition
Notice: Nutrition is auto-calculated, using Spoonacular, for your convenience. Where relevant, we recommend using your own nutrition calculations.
Hi,
How can I convert the ingredients into gram?
Tks.
Patricia, just Google ‘recipe converter’.
http://mykitchencalculator.com/howtouserecipeconverter.html
How long do you bake the mini bundt cakes? You don’t bake for 65-75 minutes, do you?
Can buttermilk be subbed for the sour cream ?
No.
Done this recipe more than 10 times and it always works. Moist, airy and banana flavourful!
Try my new Rum Banana Bread recipe.
Omg this banana cake is so delicious! Thank you for your recipe. Will definitely be making it again!
I am with love with 98%of the recipes you have sent to me. Many I have cooked. We love them all!
I do have many favorites but this Banana bread has made its 3rd apprentice. I babysit my (7yr old) Grandson every weekend and before he goes home his request is to make MORE Banana Cake.
Hi Ann, that’s great. I am glad that you like 98% of my recipes that’s a lot! :)
Made this cake for a Mother’s Day party and it was a HIT! Gone by the end of the night.. I also added 3/4 cup of butterscotch chips and about 1/2 cup of chopped walnuts :) thanks for sharing!!!
Yum such a great idea, thanks for trying my banana bundt cake recipe. :)
About 20 minutes
What can I substitute the sour cream with? I want to keep the cake non-dairy.
Thanks
This is the best banana cake recipe I have ever tried so will never use one of my old ones, or search for a better one. So many guests exclaimed over it! Thank you very much.
Loretta – thanks so much for your amazing comment and thanks for loving this banana bundt cake recipe. :)
The cream on top of full fat coconut cream can be blended with a little lemon juice or apple cider vinegar and a pinch of salt to replace sour cream.
Just made this and it’s truly wonderful. Didn’t have a bundt pan so used an angel food pan. Subbed vanilla Greek yogurt for plain yogurt. Then added 1/2 cup each of semi-sweet chocolate chips and chopped walnuts. Your basic recipe is a keeper. Thanks for sharing.
Hi Kathleen, that’s a great news I am so happy you love my site and my recipes. :)