Banana Pound Cake

Flavor: Sweet; Technique: Baking; Time: Several hours; Difficulty: Moderate.

Detailed Steps for Making Banana Pound Cake

Cut butter into small pieces and soften at room temperature

Add fine sugar, beat at medium speed until fluffy and light in color

Add eggs gradually, beating well with an electric mixer after each addition

Continue beating until all eggs are added, butter becomes fluffy, and volume doubles

Cut bananas into small pieces, mash into a puree, then add to the beaten butter, mix on low speed with an electric mixer

Add sifted cake flour, fold gently from bottom to top in a clockwise direction until no dry flour is visible and batter is smooth

Pour batter into the mold, fill it 80%, tap on the cutting board to release large air bubbles

Place in preheated oven on the lower rack, bake at 170°C with both top and bottom heat for 45 minutes