Bake or Break

Banana Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting

View a printable recipe or more photos The frequency with which I bake with bananas is dependent on how many we buy that go uneaten. When I see them get to that lovely, ripe, baking stage, I start scouring my brain, all available cookbooks, and the internet for banana recipes. Having made banana bread too many times to count, I really wanted to bake something a little different.

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Cream Cheese Banana Nut Bread

View a printable recipe or more photos The sight of over-ripe bananas on my kitchen counter always makes me want to make banana bread. Sadly, I don't always follow through with it. In those cases, it is most definitely not the thought that counts. Recently, however, I decided enough was enough and ventured into the kitchen with this recipe in hand. I have a tremendous weak spot for cream cheese, and the thought of adding it to banana bread was more than enough to motivate me.

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Paula Deen’s Banana Pudding

View a printable recipe or more photos Let me first clarify that I don't like banana pudding. I know, I know that a good Southern girl should like it, but I just don't. For the record, I don't like sweet tea or watermelon, either. So, how is it that I'm sharing this recipe with you? I probably wouldn't be if not for a friend and former co-worker who introduced me to it. She just swore that I would like it, despite my dislike of banana pudding in general.

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Banana Nut Muffins

View a printable recipe or more pictures My friend Tonya sent this recipe to me ages ago, and I put it in my embarrassingly enormous and ever-growing “to try” collection. One obstacle that has detained me in making these muffins is finding spelt flour in my area. I finally resigned myself to ordering some from [...]

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