BANANA CREAM CAKE

Banana Cream Cake image

Provided by Cassie *

Time 1h5m

Number Of Ingredients 15

2/3 c crisco all-vegetable shortening
1 1/3 c sugar
2 large eggs
1 1/2 c mashed bananas, about 3 large
1 tsp vanilla extract
2 c all purpose flour
3/4 tsp baking soda
3/4 tsp salt
1 c chopped pecans
1/3 c buttermilk
ICING
1 (8 oz.) package cream cheese, softened
1/2 c butter, softened
4 c confectioner's sugar
2 tsp vanilla extract

Steps:

1. HEAT oven to 350°F. Spray a 13 x 9-inch baking pan with no-stick cooking spray.
2. Combine shortening and sugar in large bowl, beat until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Blend in bananas and vanilla.
3. Combine flour, baking soda and salt in separate bowl, whisk or stir to blend. Blend about 1/3 of the flour mixture into the creamed mixture on medium low speed. Blend in about half of the buttermilk. Repeat with flour mixture and buttermilk, ending with remaining flour mixture. Stir in pecans. Pour into prepared pan
4. Bake 40 to 45 minutes or until cake begins to pull away from sides of pan and toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool. Spread frosting over top of cake.
5. FROSTING: BEAT cream cheese and butter together in large mixing bowl. Gradually add powdered sugar, stir until smooth. Add vanilla, blend thoroughly. Spread over cooled cake.