banana cake

Name: banana cake
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 35 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 1/2 cup(s) vegetable oil; 1/2 cup(s) butter; 3 cup(s) sugar; 2 cup(s) mashed bananas; 4 - eggs, beaten; 3 3/4 cup(s) all purpose flour; 2 teaspoon(s) baking powder; 1 teaspoon(s) baking soda; 1/2 teaspoon(s) salt; 1 cup(s) buttermilk; 1 teaspoon(s) vanilla extract; 2 tablespoon(s) orange juice, fresh; 1 cup(s) pecans, chopped; ## FOR THE FROSTING; 1/2 cup(s) mashed bananas; 1 teaspoon(s) lemon juice; 1/3 cup(s) butter, softened; 16 ounce(s) powdered sugar; 4 tablespoon(s) milk; 1 cup(s) coconut, flaked, toasted; 2/3 cup(s) chopped pecans

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Patsy Fowler

Anderson, SC

Updated on Apr 12, 2013

this is a super moist cake and everyone loves it

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prep time 30 Min

cook time 35 Min

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yield 6-8 serving(s)

Ingredients

1/2 cup vegetable oil
1/2 cup butter
3 cups sugar
2 cups mashed bananas
4 - eggs, beaten
3 3/4 cups all purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup buttermilk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 tablespoons orange juice, fresh
1 cup pecans, chopped
FOR THE FROSTING
1/2 cup mashed bananas
1 teaspoon lemon juice
1/3 cup butter, softened
16 ounces powdered sugar
4 tablespoons milk
1 cup coconut, flaked, toasted
2/3 cup chopped pecans

How To Make banana cake

Step 1

Cream oil, butter and sugar together. Add mashed bananas. Stir in beaten eggs. Mix together in a separate bowl, sift flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt.

Step 2

Start adding the flour to the banana mixture and alternate with the buttermilk, ending with the flour.
Step 3

Mix well but do not over mix. Add orange juice, vanilla and pecans at the end and stir into batter.
Step 4

Grease 3-9 inch cake pans. Divide and pour the batter into the pans and bake in a preheated 350 oven for 35 minutes. Cool in pans for 10 minutes before removing.
Step 5

For frosting, combine mashed bananas and lemon juice the cream with the softened butter.
Step 6

Gradually add in powdered sugar and ilk until well combined. Stir in toasted coconut and pecans. This should yield 3 1/2 cups of frosting.
Step 7

Frost the cake between each layer and on top, leaving the sides unfrosted.
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