Blue Ribbon Banana Cake With Creamy Nut Filling

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

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup shortening
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 1 cup banana
• 1/2 cup buttermilk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 eggs
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 cups cake flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 cup pecans
• 1 cup coconut
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 2 tablespoons flour
• 1/2 cup cream
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1/2 cup pecans
• 1/3 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon vanilla

Recipe

• 1 cream together sugar and shortening.
• 2 add eggs.
• 3 beat in mashed bananas.
• 4 sift dry ingredients; add to creamed mixture.
• 5 add buttermilk and vanilla.
• 6 stir in chopped nuts.
• 7 turn into 2 greased and floured 9 inch layer pans.
• 8 sprinkle 1/2 cup coconut on each layer.
• 9 bake in 375°f oven 25 to 30 minutes.
• 10 combine sugar flour butter and cream in saucepan cook until thickened stirring constantly.
• 11 add nuts vanilla and salt. cool and put between cake layers.