Banana Nut Coconut Cake

From AllRecipes.com

Ingredients

Cake

    • 1 1/2 cups white sugar
    • 1/2 cup butter, softened
    • 2 eggs
    • 3 ripe bananas, mashed
    • 2 cups all-purpose flour
    • 1 teaspoon baking soda
    • 1/4 cup buttermilk
    • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
    • 1 cup chopped pecans
    • 1 cup shredded coconut

Frosting

  • 1/2 cup butter, softened
  • 4 cups confectioners’ sugar (I substituted half powdered sugar with 8 ounces of cream cheese)
  • 1 ripe banana, mashed
  • 1 cup chopped pecans
  • 1 cup shredded coconut
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour two 9 inch round cake pans or one 9×13 inch pan.
  2. In a medium bowl, cream together white sugar and 1/2 cup butter. Mix in eggs and 3 mashed bananas.
  3. Sift together flour and baking soda in a separate bowl. Add to the creamed mixture alternately with buttermilk, mixing well after each addition. Blend in 1 teaspoon vanilla extract. Fold in 1 cup of pecans and 1 cup coconut. Pour batter into prepared pans.
  4. Bake 45 to 50 minutes in the preheated oven. Cool completely before frosting with Banana Nut Frosting.
  5. To Make Frosting: Cream together 1/2 cup butter and 4 cups confectioners’ sugar until light and fluffy. Mix in 1 medium mashed banana, 1 cup pecans, 1 cup coconut and 1 teaspoon vanilla. Use to frost cake.