Banana Cake With Browned Butter Frosting

Total Time: 2 hrs 5 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 35 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 18
• 1 (18 1/4 ounce) package yellow cake mix with pudding
• 1 large ripe banana, mashed (1/2 cup)
• 1 cup water
• 3 eggs
• 1/2 cup butter (do not use margarine)
• 4 cups powdered sugar
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 3 -5 tablespoons milk

Recipe

• 1 heat oven to 350 (325 for dark pan). grease bottom only of 13x9-inch pan with shortening. make cake mix as directed on box adding mashed banana with water and eggs. pour batter into pan.
• 2 bake 30 to 35 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. cool completely, about 1 hour.
• 3 in 3-quart saucepan, melt butter over medium heat. cook 4 to 6 minutes; stirring constantly and watching closely, until batter just begins to turn golden (butter will get foamy and bubble). remove from heat. cool 15 minutes.
• 4 with electric mixer on low speed, beat in powdered sugar, vanilla and enough milk until frosting is smooth and desired spreading consistency. frost cooled cake.