Black Walnut Banana Cake

Total Time: 1 hr 45 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 1 cup butter, room temperature
• 1/2 cup shortening, room temperature
• 3 cups sugar
• 1 tablespoon vanilla (or use 2-3 teaspoons almond extract)
• 2 large ripe bananas, mashed
• 5 large eggs (room temperature)
• 3 cups flour
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 cup half-and-half cream
• 1 cup chopped black walnut

Recipe

• 1 set oven to 325 degrees.
• 2 grease and flour a 10-inch tube pan.
• 3 in a large bowl using an electric mixer at medium speed cream the butter and shortening with sugar and vanilla until fluffy (about 4-5 minutes, no sugar granules should remain).
• 4 beat in eggs one at a time until combined, then mix in mashed bananas.
• 5 in a bowl combine flour, baking powder and cinnamon; stir into the creamed mixture alternately with half and half cream.
• 6 stir in the walnuts.
• 7 pour into prepared tube pan.
• 8 bake for 1 hour and 20-30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the crown comes out clean.
• 9 cool in pan for 15 minutes before turning out onto a wire rack to cool completely.