Banana Walnut Cake With Brown Sugar Frosting
Servings 12
INGREDIENTS:
1/2 cup shortening (Crisco butter flavor shortening is recommended)
3/4 cup packed brown sugar
1/2 cup sugar
2 eggs
3 medium ripe bananas, mashed
1-1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 cups all-purpose (or can use whole wheat flour)
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup buttermilk
1/2 to 3/4 cup chopped walnuts
FROSTING:
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1/4 cup butter, softened
6 tablespoons light cream
2-1/2 cups sifted confectioners sugar (you might need more)
INSTRUCTIONS:———————————–
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
Set oven rack to second-lowest position.
Grease a 13 x 9-inch baking pan.
In a large bowl cream the shortening and both sugars until light and fluffy.
Add eggs, one at a time beating well after each addition.
Beat in mashed bananas and vanilla.
In a bowl combine the flour with baking soda and salt; add to the creamed mixture alternately with buttermilk beating well after each addition.
Stir in walnuts.
Pour into baking pan.
Bake for 25-30 minutes or until cake tests done.
Cool on a wire rack.
For frosting; in a large saucepan combine the brown sugar with butter and light cream; bring to a boil over medium heat, then boil and stir for 2 minutes. Remove from the heat; cool to lukewarm.
Gradually beat in confectioners sugar (starting with 2-1/2 cups) adding in more if needed until frosting reaches spreading consistency.
Spread over cooled cake
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