Caramel Banana Poke Cake

Often there are leftover bananas at the end of the work week in Phone Central. It has become a regular occurrence that I bring those bananas home and bake something with them and bring those baked goods back with me the next week. Well, this time we had the week off so I brought my concoction to Wednesday night church instead. Since a loaf of banana bread wouldn’t feed enough people, and I only had 3 leftover bananas, I made a banana cake instead. I decided bananas and caramel pair well together so I turned it into a Caramel Banana Poke Cake.

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Caramel Banana Poke Cake

Prep Time

10 mins

Cook Time

1 hr 5 mins

Total Time

1 hr 15 mins

 

This easy and delicious caramel banana poke cake is perfect for an afternoon or evening snack.

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Servings: 12 -18 slices

Author: Cindy Schultz

Ingredients

Cake

• 3 bananas sliced
• 4 eggs
• 1/2 cup butter softened
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 1 cup sour cream
• 2 cups flour
• 1 tsp baking soda

Caramel Sauce

• 1 cup brown sugar
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1/4 cup milk
• 1 tsp vanilla extract

Instructions

1. Spray a 10" Bundt pan with nonstick spray.
2. Preheat oven to 350°.
3. In a large bowl cream together the butter and sugar.
4. Beat in the eggs one at a time.
5. Add in the bananas, sour cream, and baking soda; beat until smooth.
6. Mix in the flour.
7. Pour batter into prepared pan.
8. Bake for 60 minutes-until toothpick comes out clean.
9. Cool in pan for 10 minutes, then remove from pan and place on wire rack over a baking sheet.
10. Using a skewer, poke holes around the top of the cake, going at least halfway down.
11. Pour the caramel sauce over the top of the cake and into the holes.
12. Allow the sauce to also drip down the sides of the cake.
13. Cool completely and serve.

Caramel Sauce

1. In a sauce pan mix together the brown sugar, milk, and butter.
2. Bring to a gentle boil and cook until thickened.
3. Remove from heat and stir in vanilla extract.
4. Immediately pour over cake as instructed above.

The cake was a huge hit both with the girls in my class, my fellow teachers, and some friends who stopped by my class for a slice after church. This cake was moist and flavorful and the caramel isn’t overpowering. I hope you enjoy this recipe and all of the easy recipes I share here on The Mom Maven. I hope you share them on your social networks. I just ask that you not copy and share the entire recipe with photos. Please use the sharing buttons below and share the link to this post. Thanks!