Bananas Foster Bourbon Bundt Cakes

Oooh, now that sounds like a showstopper. Here's a decadent, rich recipe for Bananas Foster Bourbon Bundt Cakes — warm banana flavor, buttery caramel sauce, a hit of bourbon, and that perfect golden crust you only get from a Bundt pan. Let’s do it!

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🍌 Bananas Foster Bourbon Bundt Cakes

👩‍🍳 Makes: 1 large bundt cake or 12 mini bundt cakes

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🍰 Cake Ingredients:

• 2 ripe bananas, mashed

• 2½ cups all-purpose flour

• 1½ tsp baking powder

• ½ tsp baking soda

• ½ tsp salt

• 1 tsp cinnamon

• ½ tsp nutmeg

• ¾ cup unsalted butter, softened

• 1 cup light brown sugar, packed

• ½ cup granulated sugar

• 3 large eggs

• 1 tsp vanilla extract

• ½ cup full-fat sour cream (or Greek yogurt)

• ¼ cup bourbon

• ½ cup whole milk

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🍯 Bourbon Caramel Glaze:

• ½ cup unsalted butter

• 1 cup brown sugar

• ¼ cup heavy cream

• 2 tbsp bourbon

• Pinch of salt

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🔥 Optional Flambéed Bananas Topping:

• 2 tbsp butter

• 2 tbsp brown sugar

• 2 ripe bananas, sliced

• 2 tbsp bourbon (for flambéing)

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🧁 Instructions:

1. Prep the Pan

• Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C).

• Grease and flour a large bundt pan or mini bundt pans generously.

2. Make the Cake Batter

1. In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, and nutmeg.

2. In a large bowl, cream butter with both sugars until fluffy.

3. Beat in eggs one at a time. Mix in vanilla and mashed bananas.

4. Mix in sour cream and bourbon.

5. Add flour mixture in 3 parts, alternating with milk, starting and ending with flour. Don’t overmix.

3. Bake

• Spoon batter evenly into pan(s).

• Bake large cake for 50–60 minutes, mini cakes for 20–25 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean.

• Cool in pan for 15 mins, then turn out onto a wire rack.

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🍮 Make the Bourbon Caramel Glaze:

1. In a saucepan, melt butter over medium heat.

2. Stir in brown sugar and cream. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to simmer for 2–3 minutes.

3. Remove from heat and stir in bourbon and salt.

4. Let cool slightly until thickened but still pourable.

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🍌 Optional Flambéed Bananas:

1. In a skillet, melt butter and sugar until bubbling.

2. Add sliced bananas and cook for 1–2 minutes.

3. Carefully pour in bourbon and flambé (ignite with a long lighter, away from your face) until flames subside.

4. Spoon over the cake just before serving.

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✨ Assemble & Serve:

• Drizzle warm bourbon caramel over the cooled cake(s).

• Top with flambéed bananas for extra flair.

• Serve with whipped cream or vanilla ice cream if you’re going all in.

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Let me know if you want a non-alcoholic version or to convert this into cupcakes or a loaf!