Blue Ribbon Banana Cake with Creamy Nut Filli

Name: Blue Ribbon Banana Cake with Creamy Nut Filli
Total time: P1H
Yield: 16
Cuisine: Fusion
Ingredients: vegetable shortening; sugar; eggs; bananas; salt; flour; baking soda; baking powder; buttermilk; vanilla extract; pecans; coconut; brown sugar; sugar; flour; cream; butter; pecans; salt; vanilla extract; egg whites; vegetable shortening; butter; coconut extract; vanilla extract

Submitted by Weiqi

Brighten up your summer with this delectable cake that is bound to be gobbled up by your family within a day!

YIELD

16 servings

PREP

30 min

COOK

30 min

READY

60 min

Ingredients

CUPS VEGETABLE SHORTENING *

1 ½

CUP SUGAR

LARGE EGGS

CUP BANANAS
mashed

SALT
pinch *

CUPS ALL-PURPOSE FLOUR
sifted

TEASPOON BAKING SODA

TEASPOON BAKING POWDER

CUP BUTTERMILK

TEASPOON VANILLA EXTRACT

CUP PECANS
chopped

CUP COCONUT
shredded *

CUP BROWN SUGAR
optional *

CUP SUGAR

TABLESPOONS ALL-PURPOSE FLOUR

CUP CREAM

TABLESPOONS BUTTER

CUP PECANS
chopped

TEASPOON SALT

TEASPOON VANILLA EXTRACT

LARGE EGG WHITES *

CUP VEGETABLE SHORTENING *

CUP BUTTER

TEASPOON COCONUT EXTRACT *

TEASPOON VANILLA EXTRACT

Directions

Cream together shortening and sugar until fluffy. Add eggs. Beat 2 minutes at medium speed. Add bananas. Beat 2 minutes. Sift together dry ingredients, add to creamed mixture along with buttermilk and vanilla. Starting with flour. Beat 2 minutes. Stir in nuts.

Turn into 2 greased and floured 9 inch round layer cake pans. Sprinkle ½ cup coconut on each layer. For coffee cake sprinkle with ⅓ cup brown sugar. Bake in moderate, 350 to 375℉ (190℃) oven, for 25 to 30 minutes. Cool.

For Creamy Nut Filling: Combine ingredients in heavy saucepan. Cook until thickened. Add pecans, salt and vanilla. Cool.

For White Snow Frosting: Cream together egg white, shortening, butter, coconut extract and vanilla. Gradually add powdered sugar, beating until light and fluffy.