Name: Banana Nut Cake
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Yield: 12
Ingredients: Eggs - 2; Baking soda - 1 teaspoon; Buttermilk - 4 tablespoons; Butter - ½ cup; White sugar - 1 ½ cups; Vanilla extract - 1 teaspoon; All-purpose flour - 1 ½ cups; Ripe bananas, mashed - 3; Chopped pecans (Optional) - 1 cup; Butter, softened - 3 tablespoons; Confectioners' sugar - 2 cups; Heavy whipping cream - 3 tablespoons; Pecan halves, or to taste (Optional) - ¼ cup

Ingredients for - Banana Nut Cake

1. Eggs 2

2. Baking soda 1 teaspoon

3. Buttermilk 4 tablespoons

4. Butter ½ cup

5. White sugar 1 ½ cups

6. Vanilla extract 1 teaspoon

7. All-purpose flour 1 ½ cups

8. Ripe bananas, mashed 3

9. Chopped pecans (Optional) 1 cup

10. Butter, softened 3 tablespoons

11. Confectioners' sugar 2 cups

12. Heavy whipping cream 3 tablespoons

13. Pecan halves, or to taste (Optional) ¼ cup

How to cook deliciously - Banana Nut Cake

1 . Stage

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour two 9 inch round cake pans.

2 . Stage

Separate the eggs and set aside.

3 . Stage

Stir the baking soda into the buttermilk. Cream 1/2 cup of the butter or margarine with the white sugar. Add the egg yolks, and vanilla, beating well. Add flour alternately with the mashed bananas. Stir in the buttermilk mixture.

4 . Stage

Beat the egg whites until stiff. Stir the pecans into the cake batter then fold in the egg whites. Pour batter into prepared pans.

5 . Stage

Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 25 minutes or until cakes test done. Let cakes cool in pans.

6 . Stage

To Make Icing: Cream 3 tablespoons butter or margarine with the confectioners' sugar. Stir in the heavy cream until well blended. Spread icing on to cooled cake layers. Top with pecan halves if desired.