Banana Nut Cake with Black Walnut Frosting Recipe

By Stina

Ingredients

• CAKE BATTER:
• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1/2 cup buttermilk
• 3 ripe bananas, mashed
• 2 cups all-purpose flour (I sometimes sub whole wheat pastry flour for this)
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• Dash of salt
• 1/2 cup chopped walnuts (Black walnuts if available, or English)
• FROSTING:
• 3 cups powdered sugar
• 1/3 cup butter softened
• 1 teaspoon Black walnut extract or flavor (see substitution suggestions above)
• 1 or 2 tablespoons cream or milk

Preparation

Step 1

CAKE BATTER:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray a 9" x 13" baking pan with vegetable spray, or grease it.

In large mixing bowl beat together butter and sugar til soft and fluffy then beat in eggs.

Stir in buttermilk and mashed bananas and mix well.

Add flour, baking soda, salt and walnuts, stirring just enough to incorporate all ingredients well.

Scrape batter into prepared baking pan.

Bake about 25 minutes until top is golden brown, edges begin to shrink from sides, and cake bounces back when pressed lightly in center.

Cool in pan on wire rack.

FROSTING:

In medium mixing bowl, beat together powdered sugar, butter, black walnut extract and milk. Spread evenly on top of cake.