Granny cake

Submitted by Cook on Mon, 2011-03-14 20:03

Description

This cake is called a “Granny cake” but Mom will love it, too!

Ingredients

3 cups
flour (all purpose flour)
2 cups
sugar (granulated sugar)
1 teaspoon
baking soda
1 teaspoon
nutmeg (ground)
1⁄2 teaspoon
salt
1⁄2 teaspoon
cloves (ground)
3⁄4 cups
butter (softened)
2 cups
banana (ripe bananas, mashed)
1 can
crushed pineapple (8 oz, undrained)
3  
eggs
2 teaspoons
vanilla extract
1 cup
pecans (finely chopped)
   
powdered sugar (optional)

Instructions

  1. Begin by greasing and flouring a 10-inch fluted tube pan and set it aside. Stir together the flour, sugar, baking soda, nutmeg, salt and cloves in a medium mixing bowl. Set this aside also.
  2. In a large mixing bowl, beat the butter for 30 seconds with an electric mixer set on medium. Add the bananas, pineapple, eggs and vanilla and beat until well combined. Add the flour mixture and beat on low speed until it's combined. Then beat the mixture on medium speed for 1 minute. Finish by folding in the chopped pecans. Spread in the prepared pan.
  3. Bake the cake for 70 to 75 minutes in an oven set to 325° Fahrenheit. The cake is finished baking when a toothpick inserted in the center of the cake comes out clean. Allow the cake to cool completely on a wire rack for 10 minutes before you remove it from the pan. Cool thoroughly and then sift powdered sugar over the cake to serve, if desired.

Notes

You can make one of these if you want to impress Mom this year. It is easy to make but taste wonderful. It will be a treat Mom will love.