banana nut cake w/ banana nut frosting
This is a wonderful old fashion banana cake. There is banana and fresh pecans in the cake as well as the frosting. This is a very tender cake.
prep time
10 Min
cook time
35 Min
method
Bake
yield
8 slices
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup butter
- 1 1/2 cups sugar
- 3 - egg yolks
- 1 cup mashed bananas
- 1/4 cup boiling water
- 1/2 cup chopped pecans
- 1 teaspoon lemon juice
- 2 cups flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda, dissolved in 1/4 cup buttermilk
- 3 - egg whites
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- BANANA FILLING & FROSTING
- 1/2 cup butter, softened
- 1 box confectioners sugar
- 1/2 cup mashed bananas
- 1/2 cup chopped pecans
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
How To Make banana nut cake w/ banana nut frosting
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Step 1Cream butter and sugar, add egg yolks and mashed bananas. In separate bowl, pour boiling water over pecans and set aside. Add lemon juice to banana mixture. Sift flour and baking powder together and add to batter alternately with butter milk and soda mixture. Add pecans. -
Step 2Beat egg whites with salt until stiff peaks form. Fold in egg whites.
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Step 3Bake in two 9 inch layer cake pans at 300 for 35, until golden brown and done in center. Remove from oven and cool completely before spreading with fill/frosting.
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Step 4Filling/Frosting-Mix butter and sugar until creamy. Add bananas, nuts and juice( may need additional confectioners sugar if you like thicker frosting). Spread between layers and on sides and top of cake.
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