1 package yellow cake mix (regular size)
1-1/3 cups mashed ripe bananas (2 to 3 medium)
1/2 cup chopped pecans, toasted
2 teaspoons Chinese five-spice powder
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
Confectioners' sugar
1Preheat oven to 350°. Grease and flour a 10-in. fluted tube pan. Prepare cake mix batter according to package directions, adding mashed bananas, pecans and spices into batter. Transfer to prepared pan. Bake until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, 43 to 48 minutes. Cool in pan 15 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely. Dust with confectioners' sugar before serving.
Prize Winning Recipe
Total Time
Prep: 10 Min. Bake: 45 Min. + Cooling
My daughter, Liz, often made this banana bundt cake for us. It was delicious and different. She discovered five-spice powder during a culinary class field trip.
Nutrition Facts
1 piece: 224 calories, 11g fat (2g saturated fat), 35mg cholesterol, 224mg sodium, 29g carbohydrate (15g sugars, 2g fiber), 2g protein.