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Banana Bacon Bundt Cake
Moist and sweet banana bundt cake is topped with crispy bacon for that great sweet-salty flavor. It is even better the second day!
Prep Time
15
minutes
minutes
Cook Time
1
hour
hour
5
minutes
minutes
Total Time
1
hour
hour
20
minutes
minutes
Servings
12
servings
Calories
Author
Marye Audet-White
Ingredients
3
cups
flour
2
teaspoons
baking soda
½
teaspoon
salt
⅓
cup
unsalted butter
3
tablespoons
bacon fat
2
cups
sugar
2
teaspoons
vanilla
2
eggs
, room temperature
4
very ripe
, mushy bananas - mashed
1
cup
sour
cream
, room temperature
Glaze
¾
cup
confectioners sugar
2
tablespoons
bacon grease
(or more)
3
slices
bacon
, cooked until crisp and crumbled
Instructions
Center a rack in the oven and preheat to 350°F.
Generously butter a 12 cup Bundt pan or spray with baking spray.
Whisk the flour, baking soda and salt together.
Beat
the butter and bacon grease until creamy.
Add the sugar and vanilla and
beat
at medium speed until the mixture is pale and fluffy.
Add the eggs, one at a time.
Beat
for one minute or so after each.
With mixer on low
beat
in the bananas.
Mix in the dry ingredients in thirds, alternating with the sour
cream
.
Spoon the batter in the pan.
Bang on the counter to remove air bubbles.
Place in the over and bake for 65 - 75 minutes or until done.
Cake tester will come out with just a few crumbs adhering to it.
Remove from oven.
Let cool for 10 minutes.
Remove cake from pan and allow to finish cooling.
Glaze
Put the confectioner's sugar in a bowl.
Add 2 tablespoons of melted bacon grease (or butter) just until the mixture is smooth.
Spoon over cooled cake.
Sprinkle with bacon pieces.