Tropical Banana Cake

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 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
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 8 tablespoons butter or 8 tablespoons margarine, softened
• 4 tablespoons milk
• 1/2 cup chopped pecans
• 1 cup shredded coconut

Recipe

• 1 mix the dry ingredients for the cake in a large bowl.
• 2 add the banana, buttermilk and shortening, mix on medium with an electric mixer.
• 3 add the eggs and vanilla, mix until well incorporated.
• 4 pour batter into 1 9x13" pan which has been greased and floured, or 2 8" pans that have been greased and floured.
• 5 bake at 350 for 35 minutes or until a cake tester comes out clean.
• 6 remove cakes from oven and cool.
• 7 for 8" layers, cool 10 minutes in the pans, turn out onto racks and cool completely.
• 8 frosting----------.
• 9 mix the brown sugar with the butter until combined.
• 10 add milk and mix until combine.
• 11 add pecans and coconut.
• 12 for a 9x13 cake-------.
• 13 cover the cake with the frosting mixture and put under a broiler for 3-4 minutes.
• 14 for the layer cake: put the layers on a cookie sheet and spread each one with half of the frosting.
• 15 broil for 3-4 minutes.
• 16 let cool completely before assembling the cake.
• 17 this makes a very good, rustic looking layer cake.