Barb's Banana Nut Cake

 

1 1/2

cups sugar

2

cups Gold Medal All Purpose Flour

1/2

cup butter

4

tablespoon buttermilk

2

eggs

1

teaspoon vanilla

4

ripe bananas, mashed (mash 1 separately for topping)

1 1/2

cups chopped pecans

1

teaspoon baking soda

1/4

pound butter (for topping)

1

pound powdered sugar

• 1 Cream sugar and 1/2 cup of butter. Add eggs and 3 of the mashed bananas. Mix well.
• 2 Sift in the soda and flour, alternating with buttermilk.
• 3 Add vanilla and 1/2 cup of pecans, reserving the rest of the pecans for the topping.
• 4 Bake in greased, floured cake angel food or fluted baking pan at 350 for one hour.
• 5 While cake is baking, combine 1/4 pound of butter, powdered sugar, pecans and remaining bananas. Once cake is cooled, spread on top. Serve immediately, or store in tightly covered pan.