Banana Cake with Cream Cheese and Brown Butter Icing

Ingredients

• Cake

  • 1 cup (225 g) unsalted butter
  • 1 1/2 cups (225 g) unbleached all-purpose flour
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 1 cup (210 g) brown sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 1 cup (250 ml) ripe banana, thawed and mashed (about 2 to 3 bananas) (see note)
  • 1/2 cup (125 ml) sour cream
  • 1/2 cup (50 g) roasted pecans, coarsely chopped

• Icing

  • 1 block (250 g) cream cheese, softened
  • 1/2 cup (65 g) icing sugar
  • 8 roasted pecans, for decorating