Amish Banana Nut Cake With Penuche Frosting

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 2/3 cup vegetable shortening
• 1 2/3 cups sugar
• 3 whole eggs, room temp
• 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 1/4 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 1/4 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 1/4 teaspoons salt
• 2/3 cup buttermilk
• 1 1/4 cups bananas, mashed
• 2/3 cup chopped black walnut
• 3/4 cup butter
• 1 1/2 cups brown sugar
• 1/4 cup milk, plus
• 2 tablespoons milk
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 3 cups powdered sugar

Recipe

• 1 for the cake, cream the shortening and sugar together until fluffy; add eggs, one at a time, beat after each.
• 2 blend dry ingredients and add alternately with buttermilk; stir in bananas and walnuts.
• 3 bake at 350°f in two greased 9 inch cake pans for 35 or 40 minutes.
• 4 wait 10 minutes to remove from pan.
• 5 let cool completely before frosting.
• 6 for the frosting, melt the butter in a saucepan, stir in the brown sugar and bring to boil.
• 7 reduce the heat and simmer 2 minutes, stirring; add the milk and bring back to boil, stirring.
• 8 pour into a mixing bowl and add the salt and vanilla; gradually beat in the powdered sugar until spreading consistency.
• 9 frost the cake between the layers, top, then sides.