Amish Banana Nut Cake With Penuche Frosting

"This is my Dad's favorite birthday cake. Old, even brown, bananas make a moister cake. This can be made a couple days ahead and covered tightly at room temperature."
 
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Ready In:
1hr 30mins
Ingredients:
17
Serves:
12
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ingredients

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directions

  • For the cake, cream the shortening and sugar together until fluffy; add eggs, one at a time, beat after each.
  • Blend dry ingredients and add alternately with buttermilk; stir in bananas and walnuts.
  • Bake at 350°F in two greased 9 inch cake pans for 35 or 40 minutes.
  • Wait 10 minutes to remove from pan.
  • Let cool completely before frosting.
  • For the frosting, melt the butter in a saucepan, stir in the brown sugar and bring to boil.
  • Reduce the heat and simmer 2 minutes, stirring; add the milk and bring back to boil, stirring.
  • Pour into a mixing bowl and add the salt and vanilla; gradually beat in the powdered sugar until spreading consistency.
  • Frost the cake between the layers, top, then sides.

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Reviews

  1. This was a very good cake and we all loved the sweet caramel frosting. One problem though, the cake really stuck to the bottom of the pan. Next time I will grease and flour the pans to prevent sticking. Thankfully the frosting helped me hide the damage! Thanks for sharing.
     
  2. A simple delight to sink your teeth into this rich and moist cake with just a hint of sweetness. We had old bananas on the counter but not one of us wanted banana bread. I whipped up this easy recipe and had everyone ooohhhing and aaaahhhing when the cake was done. Many of us went back for seconds! Thank you for a recipe that will be made again and again in this house.
     
  3. Delicious! I was a little hesitant when I was making the frosting (I thought it might be too sweet) but it was perfect on this yummy, moist cake. Thanks Mercy for this wonderful cake!
     
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Greetings everyone! My name is Mary and I am a native Floridian. I live in Central Florida with my wonderful husband of 13+ years. I enjoy cooking simple dishes with simple ingredients.
 
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