Banana Nut Muesli Recipes

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Spray bottom of 9x5-inch loaf pan with cooking spray.
• In small bowl, mix 1 cup of the muesli and the buttermilk; let stand while assembling the rest of the ingredients.
• In large bowl, mix dry ingredients. In small bowl, mix bananas, oil, vanilla and eggs with whisk. Pour wet ingredients into dry ingredients; add muesli mixture, and stir gently just until dry ingredients are moistened.
• Pour batter into pan; sprinkle remaining 2 tablespoons muesli over top, and press lightly into batter.
• Bake about 55 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
• Cool in pan on cooling rack 15 minutes. Remove from pan; cool completely on rack, about 1 1/2 hours.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour two 9 inch round cake pans.
• Separate the eggs and set aside.
• Stir the baking soda into the buttermilk. Cream 1/2 cup of the butter or margarine with the white sugar. Add the egg yolks, and vanilla, beating well. Add flour alternately with the mashed bananas. Stir in the buttermilk mixture.
• Beat the egg whites until stiff. Stir the pecans into the cake batter then fold in the egg whites. Pour batter into prepared pans.
• Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 25 minutes or until cakes test done. Let cakes cool in pans.
• To Make Icing: Cream 3 tablespoons butter or margarine with the confectioners' sugar. Stir in the heavy cream until well blended. Spread icing on to cooled cake layers. Top with pecan halves if desired.