Recipe name:
Blue Ribbon Banana Cake With Creamy Nut Filli
Recipe category:
Baked Goods
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Recipe detials: Blue Ribbon Banana Cake with Creamy Nut Filli
Ingredients | |||
3/4 | cup | shortening | |
1 1/2 | cup | sugar | |
2 | each | eggs | |
1 | cup | bananas, mashed | |
1 | salt, pinch | ||
2 | cup | flour, sifted | |
1 | teaspoon | baking soda | |
1 | teaspoon | baking powder | |
1/2 | cup | buttermilk | |
1 | teaspoon | vanilla | |
1/2 | cup | pecans, chopped | |
1 | cup | coconut, shredded | |
1/2 | cup | brown sugar, optional | |
---Creamy Nut Filling--- | |||
1/2 | cup | sugar | |
2 | tablespoon | flour | |
1/2 | cup | cream | |
2 | tablespoon | butter | |
1/2 | cup | pecans, chopped | |
1/4 | teaspoon | salt | |
1 | teaspoon | vanilla | |
---White Snow Frosting--- | |||
1 | each | egg white | |
1/4 | cup | shortening | |
1/4 | cup | butter | |
1/2 | teaspoon | coconut extract | |
1/2 | teaspoon | vanilla extract | |
Directions: | |||
Cream together shortening and sugar until fluffy. Add eggs. Beat 2 minutes at medium speed. Add bananas. Beat 2 minutes. Sift together dry ingredients, add to creamed mixture along with buttermilk and vanilla. Starting with flour. Beat 2 minutes. Stir in nuts. Turn into 2 greased and floured 9 inch round layer cake pans. Sprinkle 1/2 cup coconut on each layer. For coffee cake sprinkle with 1/3 cup brown sugar. Bake in moderate, 350 to 375 degree oven, for 25 to 30 minutes. Cool. For Creamy Nut Filling: Combine ingredients in heavy saucepan. Cook until thickened. Add pecans, salt and vanilla. Cool. For White Snow Frosting: Cream together egg white, shortening, butter, coconut extract and vanilla. Gradually add powdered sugar, beating till light and fluffy. |