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Title: Banana Cake w/Chocolate Frosting
Categories: Cakes, Desserts, Fruits, Chocolate, Nuts
Yield: 16 servings

3/4 c Unsalted butter; softened
2 c Sugar
3 lg Eggs; room temp
1 1/2 c Mashed ripe bananas
1 1/2 ts Vanilla extract
3 c A-P flour
1 1/2 ts Baking powder
1 1/2 ts Baking soda
1 ts Salt
3/4 c Buttermilk
3/4 c Chopped unsalted pistachios;
- toasted

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16 oz Whipped cream cheese; room
- temp
1/2 c Butter; softened
1/2 c Baking cocoa
4 1/2 c Confectioners' sugar
2 ts Vanilla extract

Set oven @ 350ºF/175ºC.

In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and
fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Add eggs,1 at a time, beating well
after each addition. Beat in bananas and vanilla.
Combine flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt; add
to creamed mixture alternately with buttermilk, beating
well after each addition. Fold in 3/4 cup pistachios.

Transfer to 2 greased and floured 8" round baking pans.
Bake until a toothpick inserted in center comes out
clean, 45-55 minutes. Cool 10 minutes before removing
from pans to wire racks to cool completely.

For frosting, in a large bowl, beat cream cheese and
butter until smooth. Add cocoa; mix until blended. Add
confectioners' sugar and vanilla; beat until creamy.

Place 1 cake layer on a serving plate; spread top with 1
cup frosting. Top with remaining cake. Spread top and
sides with 2 cups frosting.

Decorate cake as desired with remaining frosting.
Refrigerate for at least 1 hour or until frosting is
set.

Jeanne Ambrose, Des Moines, Iowa

Makes: 16 servings

RECIPE FROM: https://www.tasteofhome.com

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