Banana Oatmeal Cake With Caramel Fudge Frosting

Ingredients

• Servings: 24
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 cup rolled oats
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1/2 cup butter, room temperature
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 1/2 cups bananas, mashed
• 3/4 cup buttermilk

Recipe

• 1 in medium bowl mix together flour, rolled oats, baking powder, baking soda, salt and nutmeg.
• 2 in large bowl, with electric mixer, cream together butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
• 3 add eggs and vanilla, beating well.
• 4 add dry ingredients alternately with bananas and buttermilk, mixing lightly after each addition.
• 5 pour batter into greased 13 x 9 inch (32 x 23 cm) cake pan.
• 6 bake at 350 f ( 180 c) for 35 - 40 minutes or until toothpick inserted in centre comes out clean.
• 7 cool completely on cake rack.
• 8 ice with caramel fudge frosting.
• 9 frosting: 1/3 cup butter 1 cup lightly packed brown sugar 1/4 cup milk, 2% 2 cups sifted icing suga r melt butter in saucepan.
• 10 stir in brown sugar.
• 11 heat to boiling, stirring constantly.
• 12 boil and stir over low heat 2 minutes.
• 13 stir in milk.
• 14 heat to boiling.
• 15 remove from heat. gradually stir in icing sugar.
• 16 spread on cooled cake. yield: 24 servings garnish plate with a sliced strawberry and banana slices that have been dipped in orange or lemon juice.