Banana cake with pecan crumble crunch

Banana cake with pecan crumble crunch

A wedge of this alongside a cup of tea makes for a perfect Sunday afternoon

Difficulty and servings

Easy

Makes 8 - 10 slices

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 20 mins

Method

  1. Heat the oven to 180C/fan 160C/gas 4, and line the base and sides of a deep 20cm (8 inch) loose-bottomed cake tin with baking parchment. For the crumble topping stir together 2 tbsp each of the sugar, flour and chopped pecans, then add the butter, cut into a few pieces, and rub together until you have sticky crumbs. Set aside.
  2. Break up the whole eggs with a fork, then mix with the mashed banana, oil and milk until all the wet ingredients are well combined. In a separate, large bowl tip in the remaining sugar, flour and pecans, and briefly stir with the cinnamon and baking powder. Whisk the egg whites until just stiff. To combine, tip the oily banana mixture into the bowl of dry ingredients and quickly stir in until you have a smooth, lump-free mix. Finally using a large metal spoon or spatula gently fold in the egg whites, then carefully pour the mixture into the prepared tin. Scatter over the crumble topping and bake for 1 hr, until a skewer stuck in to the middle comes out clean. Check the cake with 15 mins to go, if the surface is browning too quickly cover with another piece of baking parchment.
  3. Once the cake is ready leave it in its tin for 5 minutes, then finish cooling on a wire rack.

Per serving

591 kcalories, protein 8g, carbohydrate 69g, fat 33 g, saturated fat 5g, fibre 2g, sugar 44g, salt 0.62 g

Recipe from Good Food magazine, May 2008.

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  • Binder photo Home Cooking

    28 April 2008

    Home Cooking rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    What a lovely cake. Even my fussy non-banana & non-nut eating husband & son loved it. I served it fresh from the oven as a pudding and it went down a storm. So much so, 2nd's & 3rd's soon followed. Although this is an easy recipe, it is a little fussy to make, using several different bowls in the process. The top did burn, even though I checked it as suggested. Will check it much sooner next time. The next day the cake still tasted moist and lovely. It gives you an idea of the size of the cake, big and generous enough for people to take extra helpings and still half the cake remains !

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  • Binder photo janemit

    05 May 2008

    janemit commented on this recipe

    I love banana cake, but now this is my favourite recipe, have made it twice already. After reading the comment on the 28th April I didn't feel guilty about cutting into it straight away and yes it was lovely. First time I made it with walnuts and was just as good as pecans so don't go out especially to buy them. The recipe did sound a little confusing at the start with so made bits to prepare. The food processor came in handy to prepare the nuts and the banana.

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  • Binder photo frankiew1

    07 May 2008

    frankiew1 rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Really yummy cake, kept well and even improved with keeping. An excellent way to use up those frozen over-ripe bananas that had been languishing in the freezer. But, I did need to to use a 9" tin, there was no way it was going to fit in the 8" tin suggested in the recipe.

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  • Binder photo sorrento

    18 May 2008

    sorrento commented on this recipe

    I baked this sunday morning.I did,nt have cinnamon so I used mixed spice.I also used walnut,s for the topping.It was delicious. And I will make this again and again.Very moist and great with clotted cream,or clotted cream icecream.

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  • Binder photo sorrento

    18 May 2008

    sorrento commented on this recipe

    I made this sunday morning,did,nt have pecan nuts or cinnamon.So i used mixed allspice and walnuts.It was delicious and will make this again and again

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  • Binder photo Celia

    26 May 2008

    Celia rated and commented on this recipe

    3 stars

    This was a triumph and everyone raved about it, funnily enough I wasn't over enthused by it. From all the comments I expected more. I'll make it again and see if I think differently

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  • Binder photo Lucylou

    21 June 2008

    Lucylou rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Made this early this morning and no sooner had it come out the oven it was already being tucked into by hubby! I didn't add the nuts as other half just wanted a plain banana cake but it came out well. Will be making this again, prob for myself adding walnuts!!!!

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  • Binder photo Sheena

    24 June 2008

    Sheena rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    I'm not a big fan of bananas but loved this cake. I was in a similar position to Serrento (18.5) and used walnuts, worked well. Will definitely make it again.

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  • Binder photo Joltek

    23 October 2008

    Joltek rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    OMG! This is sooo yummy and easy. I worried a bit that I had done the egg whites right as they didn't seem to fold in very well but it is such a moist and yummy cake and the crumble topping is delish. I only did a plain banana cake as I didn;t have any pecans but was still scrummy. Will try and get some pecans to have in it next time as I bet that would make it even scrummier!

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  • Binder photo Geraldine

    05 November 2008

    Geraldine rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    This cake is divine. It cooked perfectly, in the stated time and was a huge hit with my family and friends. Luckily it is a very big cake!

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  • Binder photo mrs_magick

    19 November 2008

    mrs_magick rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Marvellous recipe. Took a little longer to bake than the recipe mentions as my skewer didn't come out clean after 1 hour. Closer to 1hr 20mins but definately worth the extra gas! A really moist and tasty cake that all my neighbours and friends loved after my first attempt. A second was baked within days and has gone down just as well.

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  • Binder photo Raffie

    23 November 2008

    Raffie rated this recipe

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  • Binder photo Nead

    11 December 2008

    Nead rated this recipe

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  • Binder photo Raffie

    19 December 2008

    Raffie commented on this recipe

    This cake was easy to make and yummy!

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  • Binder photo linkevica

    26 January 2009

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  • Binder photo Hash

    05 February 2009

    Hash rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    I have made this twice now. It is so easy to make. It took about 1hr 20 mins to cook rather than the hour but was well worth the wait. My friends all thought it was delicious.

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  • Binder photo daisyjane

    07 February 2009

    daisyjane rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Lovely cake. One to please the in laws with! Took a little longer to cook than stated - around 1 hours 25 mins. Very nice.Hushband loves it. Made it twice.

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  • Binder photo ems

    07 February 2009

    ems rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Fantastic comfort cake! Great weekend food...

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  • Binder photo lycelle

    08 February 2009

    lycelle rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Fantastic cake! Easy to make and looks so nice :) I'll definately bake it again.

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  • Binder photo kooki

    07 March 2009

    kooki commented on this recipe

    Lovely cake, large and moist. A little fiddly to make but definately worthwhile. As other comments the cake did take over the stated hour, about 15 minutes extra. I only just took it out the oven and half has already been eaten, will make this one again!

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

Makes 8 - 10 slices

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 20 mins

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Per serving

591 kcalories, protein 8g, carbohydrate 69g, fat 33 g, saturated fat 5g, fibre 2g, sugar 44g, salt 0.62 g

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