Tropical Banana Cake
- Ready In:
- 1hr 10mins
- Ingredients:
- 15
- Serves:
-
6-8
ingredients
-
Cake
- 2 1⁄4 cups flour
- 1 1⁄2 cups sugar
- 1 1⁄2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup mashed banana (, about 3)
- 3⁄4 cup buttermilk
- 1⁄2 cup shortening
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 2 eggs
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Topping
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 8 tablespoons butter or 8 tablespoons margarine, softened
- 4 tablespoons milk
- 1⁄2 cup chopped pecans
- 1 cup shredded coconut
directions
- Mix the dry ingredients for the cake in a large bowl.
- Add the banana, buttermilk and shortening, mix on medium with an electric mixer.
- Add the eggs and vanilla, mix until well incorporated.
- Pour batter into 1 9x13" pan which has been greased and floured, or 2 8" pans that have been greased and floured.
- Bake at 350 for 35 minutes or until a cake tester comes out clean.
- Remove cakes from oven and cool.
- For 8" layers, cool 10 minutes in the pans, turn out onto racks and cool completely.
- Frosting----------.
- Mix the brown sugar with the butter until combined.
- Add milk and mix until combine.
- Add pecans and coconut.
- For a 9x13 cake-------.
- Cover the cake with the frosting mixture and put under a broiler for 3-4 minutes.
- For the layer cake: Put the layers on a cookie sheet and spread each one with half of the frosting.
- Broil for 3-4 minutes.
- Let cool completely before assembling the cake.
- This makes a very good, rustic looking layer cake.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Miss Erin C.
Minneapolis, Missouri
Mom to 4 boys, city dweller, eater, craft beer enthusiast, original Recipezaar member.