Ingredients
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- 3 ripe bananas, cut into pieces
- 2 ripe pears, diced
- 2 cups flour
- 1/2 cup raisins, chopped
- 1/2 cup walnuts, chopped
- 1 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup butter, softened and diced
- 1/4 tsp. salt
- 1/4 tsp. baking soda
- 3 tsp. baking powder
- 3 tsp. vanilla
- 3 eggs
- 1/2 tsp. ginger
- 1/2 tsp. cloves
- 1/2 tsp. cinnamon
For the topping:
- 1 tsp. butter
- 1/4 cup walnuts, chopped
- 2 tsp. sugar
Instructions
For the topping:
- Heat a small cast iron frying pan with the tsp. of butter.
- Stir in the walnuts and sugar to coat the walnuts. Turn the heat off immediately and let cool a bit. Set aside.
For the cake:
- Preheat oven 350 F.
- Place the banana pieces, diced pears, eggs, softened butter and vanilla in a large bowl and mash.
- Add the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, sugar and stir.
- Next, fold in the the raisins, chopped walnuts, cinnamon, ginger and cloves.
- Prepare a bundt pan with butter and dusted with flour.
- Add the batter evenly to the pan and sprinkle with the prepared topping.
- Bake 45 minutes or until the toothpick test comes out clean.
- Let the cake cool on wire-rack before trying to remove the cake from the pan.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 45 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Bake
- Cuisine: American
