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A banana split cake topped with frosting and syrups.

Banana Split Bundt Cake

This Banana Split Bundt Cake is a tropical treat made with mashed bananas, pineapple, maraschino cherries, and crunchy pecans. It’s topped with a creamy pineapple frosting for the ultimate banana split experience in cake form. Perfect for anyone who loves the classic sundae flavors.
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour 10 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 30 minutes
Servings 16
Calories 516kcal

Ingredients

  • 3 cups flour
  • 2 cups sugar
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 3 eggs
  • 1 cup vegetable oil
  • ½ cup buttermilk
  • 2 cups mashed bananas (4-5 bananas)
  • 1 cup chopped pecans
  • 1 cup sweetened shredded coconut
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla
  • 1 20-oz can crushed pineapple, undrained
  • 1 16-oz jar maraschino cherries, chopped

Frosting:

  • 8 ounce cream cheese room temp
  • 1 ½ cups powdered sugar
  • 4-6 tablespoons pineapple juice

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350º. Generously grease and flour a bundt pan using soft unsalted butter.
  • In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, sugar, baking soda and salt.
  • In a separate bowl, whisk together the eggs, oil and buttermilk. Add to the flour mixture, stirring just until combined.
  • Fold in the mashed bananas, pecans, coconut and vanilla.
  • Drain the pineapple through a sieve, reserving the juice for the frosting. Press all of the juice out of the pineapple with a rubber spatula and then pat it dry with a paper towel, trying to remove as much juice as possible.
  • Drain the cherries, chop them and pat with a paper towel. Fold the pineapple and cherries into the batter and spoon it into the prepared pan. Even out the top with an offset spatula and bake for 60-70 minutes until a wooden skewer comes out without any crumbs. Let cool on a wire rack for 15 minutes then invert and let cool completely before frosting.

Frosting:

  • Place cream cheese and powdered sugar in a medium bowl and beat with a hand held mixer until smooth and creamy. Add between 4-6 tablespoons of the reserved pineapple juice a little at a time until you get the consistency you want. Spread or drizzle over the cooled cake.

Notes

You can add additional toppings like chocolate and caramel syrup and additional pecans.
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