Blue Ribbon Banana Cake With Creamy Nut Filling Recipes

BLUE RIBBON BANANA CAKE WITH CREAMY NUT FILLING

Steps:

• Cream together sugar and shortening.
• Add eggs.
• Beat in mashed bananas.
• Sift dry ingredients; add to creamed mixture.
• Add buttermilk and vanilla.
• Stir in chopped nuts.
• Turn into 2 greased and floured 9 inch layer pans.
• Sprinkle 1/2 cup coconut on each layer.
• Bake in 375°F oven 25 to 30 minutes.
• Combine sugar flour butter and cream in saucepan cook until thickened stirring constantly.
• Add nuts vanilla and salt. Cool and put between cake layers.

BLUE RIBBON BANANA CAKE RECIPE

Steps:

• Cream butter and sugar until fluffy. Add eggs and beat 2 minutes. Add bananas and beat 2 additional minutes. Set aside. Sift together flour, baking soda and salt. Add to creamed mixture alternately with butter, milk and vanilla. Beat well. Stir in nuts. Turn into 2 lightly greased 9" round cake pans. Sprinkle batter with 1/2 of coconut. Bake at 350 degrees for 25 - 30 minutes. Remove cakes and cool coconut side up on wire racks. Filling - Combine sugar, flour, cream, salt and butter in a saucepan. Cook over medium heat until thick. Stir in nuts and vanilla. Cool. Spread filling on bottom (plain side of one cake layer) Place remaining cake layer with coconut up on top of filling. Frosting - Combine all ingredients and beat until smooth. Please a 3" circle on top center of cake and frost around. Remove after frosting to exposure coconut.