Banana Nut Coconut Cake

Ingredients

• Servings: 1
• banana nut coconut cake:
• 1 1/2 cups white sugar
• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 2 eggs
• 3 ripe bananas, mashed
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 cup buttermilk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup chopped pecans
• 1 cup shredded coconut
• banana nut frosting:
• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 4 cups confectioners' sugar
• 1 ripe banana, mashed
• 1 cup chopped pecans
• 1 cup shredded coconut
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Recipe

Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 50 mins Ready Time: 2 hrs 45 mins


• preheat oven to 350 degrees f (175 degrees c). grease and flour two 9-inch round cake pans or one 9x13-inch pan.
• in a medium bowl, cream together white sugar and 1/2 cup butter. mix in eggs and 3 mashed bananas.
• sift together flour and baking soda in a separate bowl. add to the creamed mixture alternately with buttermilk, mixing well after each addition. blend in 1 teaspoon vanilla extract. fold in 1 cup of pecans and 1 cup coconut. pour batter into prepared pans.
• bake in the preheated oven until a tester inserted in the center comes out clean, about 45 minutes. cool completely on wire racks.
• to make frosting: cream together 1/2 cup butter and confectioners' sugar until light and fluffy. mix in 1 medium mashed banana, 1 cup pecans, 1 cup coconut and 1 teaspoon vanilla.