Banana Pecan Cake

Total Time: 58 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 38 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 1 (18 ounce) pkge. butter recipe cake mix
• 4 eggs
• 1 cup mashed ripe banana (3 medium)
• 3/4 cup oil
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/4 cup milk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract or 1/2 teaspoon banana extract
• 1/2 cup chopped pecans
• frosting
• 1 cup pecans, coarsely chopped
• 1/4 cup butter
• 1 (16 ounce) can chocolate frosting

Recipe

• 1 combine cake mix, eggs, bananas, oil, sugar, milk, and vanilla. beat at low speed until moistened. beat at medium speed for 2 minutes.
• 2 stir in 1/2 cup chopped pecans.
• 3 bake at 350 degrees in 2 9 inch greased and floured layer pans for 33-38 minutes.
• 4 while cake is baking, place 1 cup coarsely chopped pecans and butter in skillet. cook on medium heat, stirring until pecans are toasted.
• 5 stir into frosting. cool. frost cake.