Total Steps
5
Ingredients
15
Tools Needed
8
Ingredients
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 2/3 cup buttermilk
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 5 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 cup whole-wheat flour
- 10 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
- 2 3/4 cup mashed ripe banana
- 3 count large eggs
- 2 teaspoon grated orange peel
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup sliced almonds
- 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 5 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/2 cup brown sugar (firmly packed)
- 1/2 cup butter or margarine
Instructions
Step 1
Melt 1/4 cup of the butter. Pour 2 tablespoons of the melted butter into an 8-cup bundt pan; brush the butter over pan sides and bottom. Mix together the brown sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, and almonds to create the brown sugar mixture. Sprinkle bottom of pan with half the brown sugar mixture; combine the remaining brown sugar mixture with the remaining melted butter; set aside.
Step 2
In a large bowl, beat remaining 1/4 cup butter with granulated sugar until blended. Beat in eggs, 1 at a time, until blended. Beat in orange peel and banana.
Step 3
Mix all-purpose and whole-wheat flours, baking powder, soda, and salt. Add to banana mixture along with the buttermilk; stir until well blended.
Step 4
Pour half the batter into prepared pan. Spoon remaining brown sugar mixture evenly over top; cover with remaining batter.
Step 5
Bake in a 350 degrees oven until a long wood skewer inserted into the thickest part of the cake comes out clean, about 50 minutes. Cool the cake on a rack about 5 minutes, then invert cake onto a serving plate. Serve the cake warm or cool.