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Banana Coconut Cake Recipe

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Meet the Cook: In our family, a meal isn't considered complete without a dessert - or, sometimes, two! This cake does keep well, but leftovers are a rarity around here. -Deanna Carruthers, Mossley, Ontario

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Banana Coconut Cake Recipe

Prep: 30 min. Bake: 25 min. + cooling

Yield: 12 Servings

30 25 55

Ingredients

3/4 cup shortening
1-1/2 cups sugar
2 eggs
1 cup mashed ripe bananas
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 cups cake flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup buttermilk
1/2 cup chopped pecans, optional
1 cup flaked coconut
BUTTER CREAM FROSTING:
1/2 cup shortening
1/2 cup butter, softened
2 cups confectioners' sugar
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon coconut extract
Pinch salt
1/4 cup cold evaporated milk

Directions

In a bowl, cream shortening and sugar until fluffy. Add eggs; beat for 2 minutes. Add bananas and vanilla; beat for 2 minutes.
Combine dry ingredients; add to creamed mixture alternately with buttermilk. Mix well. Stir in pecans if desired. Pour into two greased and floured 9-in. round baking pans. Sprinkle each with coconut.
Bake at 375° for 25-30 minutes or until cake tests done; loosely cover with foil during the last 10 minutes of baking. Cool in pans 15 minutes before removing to a wire rack, coconut side up.
In a bowl, cream shortening and butter. Add remaining frosting ingredients. Mix on low until combined; beat on high for 5 minutes. Place one cake layer, coconut side down, on a cake plate; spread with some of the frosting. Top with second layer, coconut side up; frost sides and 1 in. around top edge of cake, leaving coconut center showing. Yield: 12 servings.

Nutritional Facts 1 serving (1 piece) equals 589 calories, 32 g fat (13 g saturated fat), 58 mg cholesterol, 373 mg sodium, 72 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 4 g protein.

Originally published as Banana Coconut Cake in Country Woman July/August 1995, p29

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Reviewed on Oct. 07, 2012 by BakinGymnast

One of the best banana cakes I have ever made! I mixed some of the coconut into the cake batter itself, and it was delicious! The coconut really goes so well with the banana. Even my dad, who claimed he hates coconut, loved this cake! I didn't have any coconut extract, so I just mixed a bit of coconut into the frosting and it worked just fine. The frosting is the perfect amount; not too much, but just enough. :) The only thing I will try next time is adding an additional egg to the cake batter; it was a little too soft and could have used an egg to firm up the texture a bit. Other than that, fantastic!

Reviewed on Jul. 14, 2012 by cffood

I made it as a 9 x 13 sheet cake and piped the icing in diagonal lines across the top, so you could still see the coconut. It looked great and everyone loved it.

Reviewed on Jul. 09, 2011 by sunbinder

The best Banana CAKE ever......not bread.

Reviewed on Mar. 10, 2011 by ViolaB

MUST TRY, but wondering, would this work well using a 9x13 pan? Has anyone tried?

Reviewed on Mar. 09, 2011 by CADYANNE

A very moist delicately accented with a touch of coconut. I look forward to making it again.