Banana Walnut Cake

Total Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 1/2 cups light brown sugar
• 3 eggs
• 2 1/4 cups sifted all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/3 cups mashed ripe bananas
• 1/4 cup milk
• 1 cup chopped walnuts
• 2 (3 ounce) packages cream cheese
• 3 cups unsifted confectioners' sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla

Recipe

• 1 heat oven to 350°f in a large mixing bowl cream butter, vanilla and sugar until light and fluffy. beat in eggs, one at a time.
• 2 sift flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt together. mix mashed bananas and milk together.
• 3 blend dry ingredients into batter alternating with banana mixture. stir in chopped nuts.
• 4 pour batter into 2 greased and floured 8-inch round or square baking pans.
• 5 bake for 30 to 40 minutes or until cake tester inserted in center comes out clean.
• 6 cool 10 minutes, then turn out on racks until thoroughly cool. when ready to serve frost with cream cheese frosting.
• 7 cream cheese frosting: in mixing bowl, stir cheese until smooth. gradually beat in sugar a little at a time. add vanilla; beat until smooth. spread mixture between layers and around sides.