Heavenly Banana Pecan Cake

Heavenly Banana Pecan Cake

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Laid-off comfort cake: ripe bananas, toasted pecans, and quick to bake.

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Ingredients

  • 4 tablespoons unsalted butter (at room temperature, plus more, to taste, for greasing the pan)
  • 1 cup cake flour (not self-rising, sifted, plus more, to taste, for dusting the pan)
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • ground cloves (to taste)
  • 1 very ripe large banana (mashed, plus more, to taste, sliced, for topping)
  • 1/4 cup buttermilk
  • 1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
  • 1/2 cup dark brown sugar (firmly packed)
  • 1 large egg
  • 1/3 cup pecans (toasted and chopped)
  • confectioners' sugar (to taste, for dusting)
  • sweetened whipped cream (optional, to taste, for serving)

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