Tennessee Banana-Black Walnut Cake with Caramel Frosting

Name: Tennessee Banana-Black Walnut Cake with Caramel Frosting
Prep time: 1 h 10 min
Cook time: 1 h 10 min
Total time: 1 h 10 min
Yield: 12
Cuisine: Southern
Ingredients: 1 teaspoons baking soda; 2 ripe bananas, mashed; 237 milliliters chopped black walnuts; 473 milliliters finely chopped black walnuts, for garnish (optional); 118 milliliters (1 stick) butter, softened; 59 milliliters buttermilk; 454 grams box confectioners sugar; 237 milliliters packed dark brown sugar; 2 eggs; 473 milliliters all-purpose flour; 79 milliliters heavy cream, plus more as necessary; 118 milliliters solid vegetable shortening; 355 milliliters sugar; 1 Tbsp pure vanilla extract; 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

Need a vegetarian dessert? Tennessee Banana-Black Walnut Cake with Caramel Frosting could be a spectacular recipe to try. This recipe serves 12. One serving contains 784 calories, 11g of protein, and 38g of fat. A mixture of sugar, brown sugar, eggs, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so yummy. It is a budget friendly recipe for fans of Southern food. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 1 hour and 10 minutes.

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease and flour 2 (9-inch) cake pans.

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All Purpose Flour

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Oven

For the cake: In a medium bowl, stir together flour and baking soda; set aside. Using an electric mixer, cream together shortening and sugar in a bowl until light and fluffy, about 2 to 3 minutes.

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Baking Soda

Shortening

Cream

All Purpose Flour

Sugar

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Hand Mixer

Bowl

Add eggs 1 at a time, mixing well after each addition.

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Egg

Mix in mashed bananas, buttermilk, and vanilla.

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Mashed Banana

Buttermilk

Vanilla

Add flour mixture, mix until just combined. Stir in black walnuts.

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Black Walnuts

All Purpose Flour

Pour into prepared pans.

Bake until a toothpick inserted in the center of the cake comes out clean, about 35 minutes. Cool in pans on a cooling rack for 10 minutes.

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Wire Rack

Toothpicks

Oven

Remove from pans and cool completely.

Meanwhile, prepare frosting. Melt butter in small saucepan.

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Frosting

Butter

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Sauce Pan

Add brown sugar and 1/3 cup cream. Cook over medium-low heat until the sugar is dissolved, about 2 minutes.

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Brown Sugar

Cream

Sugar

Remove from heat and add vanilla.

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Vanilla

Transfer to a large bowl.

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Bowl

Using a handheld electric mixer, beat in confectioners' sugar a little at a time until smooth. If frosting is too thick, add 1 tablespoon heavy cream at a time until consistency is right. Sandwich 2 layers of cake with frosting. Frost the outside of the cake. Press chopped black walnuts on the sides of the cake, if desired.

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Powdered Sugar

Black Walnuts

Heavy Cream

Frosting

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Hand Mixer

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Servings:

1teaspoons

baking soda 2

ripe bananas, mashed 237milliliters

chopped black walnuts 473milliliters

finely chopped black walnuts, for garnish (optional)118milliliters

(1 stick) butter, softened 59milliliters

buttermilk 454grams

box confectioners' sugar 237milliliters

packed dark brown sugar 2

eggs 473milliliters

all-purpose flour 79milliliters

heavy cream, plus more as necessary 118milliliters

solid vegetable shortening 355milliliters

sugar 1Tbsp

pure vanilla extract 1teaspoon

pure vanilla extract

Recommended wine: Riesling, Sparkling Wine, Zinfandel

Riesling, Sparkling Wine, and Zinfandel are great choices for Southern. In general, there are a few rules that will help you pair wine with southern food. Food-friendly riesling or sparkling white wine will work with many fried foods, while zinfandel is great with barbecued fare. You could try Bully Hill Vineyards Dry Riesling. Reviewers quite like it with a 5 out of 5 star rating and a price of about 14 dollars per bottle.