Banana Cake With Pecan-crumb Topping

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• 1/3 cup packed brown sugar
• 1/4 cup all purpose flour
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 2 tablespoons cold butter or 2 tablespoons margarine
• 3/4 cup pecans, chopped
• 1 1/3 cups mashed fully ripe bananas (4 medium)
• 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 2 cups all purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/8 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• salt
• 1/2 cup butter (1 stick) or 1/2 cup margarine, softened (1 stick)
• 3/4 cup packed brown sugar
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 2 large eggs

Recipe

• 1 prepare pecan-crumb topping: in medium bowl, combine brown sugar, flour, and cinnamon. with pastry blender or 2 knives used scissors-fashion, cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. stir in pecans; set aside.
• 2 preheat oven to 350. lightly grease 13x9"-inch metal baking pan.
• 3 prepare banana cake: in small bowl, mix bananas, lemon juice, and vanilla. on waxed paper, mix flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, and 1/2 teaspoon salt.
• 4 in large bowl, with mixer on medium speed, beat butter and sugars until light and creamy, 5 minutes, scraping bowl often. add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. on low speed, alternately add flour and banana mixtures, beginning and ending with flour mixture; beat until smooth.
• 5 spoon batter into prepared pan and spread evenly. sprinkle with crumb topping. bake 25-30 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. cool cake in pan on wire rack.