Ingredients

  • 2 1/3 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 cup pecan or walnut halves
  • 1 cup dried cranberries
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 2 1/2 cups sugar
  • 1 cup mashed ripe banana
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1 cup (1/2 lb.) melted butter or margarine
  • 1 cup buttermilk

Method

  • Mix flour, pecans, cranberries, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
  • In a large bowl, mix sugar, banana, vanilla, and eggs until well blended. Add butter and buttermilk; mix well.
  • Add flour mixture to bowl and stir until evenly moistened.
  • Butter and flour-dust a nonstick 10-inch decorative tube pan. Pour batter into pan.
  • Bake in a 350° oven until a long wood skewer, inserted in the thickest part, comes out clean, and cake pulls from pan sides, about 1 hour.
  • Cool cake in pan on a rack for 15 minutes. Lay a rack on top of pan. Holding pan and rack together, invert to release cake. Lift off pan. Serve cake warm or cool.