Jamaican Banana Cake

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 2/3 cup butter
• 2 1/2 cups self-rising flour
• 1 2/3 cups sugar
• 1 1/4 cups mashed ripe bananas (3 bananas)
• 2/3 cup buttermilk
• 2 eggs
• 2/3 cup chopped walnuts
• 1 1/2 cups packed dark brown sugar
• 2/3 cup butter
• 2 tablespoons milk
• 2 cups flaked coconut
• 2/3 cup chopped walnuts

Recipe

• 1 cake: preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• 2 cream butter. add dry ingredients, bananas, and buttermilk. mix slightly. add eggs and beat at medium speed for 3 minutes.
• 3 fold in walnuts.
• 4 pour into a greased and floured 9 x 13-inch pan. bake for about 35 minutes or until very well browned and toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. when cool, prepare topping.
• 5 coconut topping: set oven to broil.
• 6 mix butter, sugar, and milk in a medium saucepan over medium heat, stirring until butter melts.
• 7 add coconut and walnuts.
• 8 pour and spread over cooled cake.
• 9 place under broiler (not too close) and broil for 2 to 3 minutes or just until coconut begins to brown. cool.