Banana Butter Pecan Cake

Easy to make, and got a “not bad!”, from my ever-critical wife [that’s like a 5-star review for HER!] I used Tollhouse butterscotch chips since I couldn’t find the toffee bits at the commissary.Topping spread easily and pretty much covered the cake thoroughly. I will definitely make this one again! 👍👍

The cake was moist and delicious. The buttercream will get stiff quickly, so you need to apply it as soon as it’s prepared.

I tasted the batter before baking the cake and I thought it would be sweet enough without the frosting. I was right, it did not need the frosting as the cake is plenty sweet without it. Maybe it was because my bananas were overly ripe or because I used butterscotch chips (that's what I had) instead of toffee bits. Either way, I did not frost it. Good recipe considering it comes from a box mix.

I loved this cake- changed water to buttermilk- toasted pecans first- pictures are before frosting with caramel frosting

Hubs got home from work after I had made the cake and informed me he had to head out of town for a meeting in the morning. I told him had I known that I wouldn’t have made the cake. He enthusiastically said he’d take it on the plane with him to his meeting! “Nah,” I said. “It’s just a cake mix. I don’t want you to give that to them.” So Hubs isn’t here, and I tried that cake. I cut a slice, intending to just try a bite, but I ended up finishing it off. In other words, I needn’t have been concerned about it being good enough. He should have taken it to the meeting and everyone would have enjoyed it. I did have to put this cake together with things I had on hand or wanted to make use of. I used the butter pecan cake mix, but since I had no toffee bits I substituted miniature chocolate chips. I only had one banana, but a half cup of applesauce worked like a charm for that second banana. I used buttermilk rather than water and, in deference to Hubs’ sensitive innards, I omitted the pecans from the batter, sprinkling them on top of the cake instead. The cake is moist and flavorful - and incredibly, no cake mix taste! Since I had already introduced chocolate into the cake, I glazed it with “Satiny Chocolate Glaze,” also from this site. I am so pleased with this cake and have no doubt it would be perfect as is, without my modifications. My only criticism is with the baking time – I found it took closer to 50 minutes to bake thoroughly.