Banana Cake
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Ingredients
  • CRISCO No-Stick Cooking Spray
  • 1 18.25 ounce Pillsbury Moist Supreme Classic Yellow Cake Mix
  • 1 -1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
  • ⅛ teaspoon nutmeg
  • 2 ripe bananas, peeled and mashed
  • 1 cup water
  • ½ cup CRISCO Vegetable Oil *
  • 3 large eggs
  • ½ cup finely chopped pecans
  • Double Cream Frosting (recipe follows)
  • ½ cup chopped pecans to garnish, if desired
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray two (9-inch) round cake pans with CRISCO Simple Touch Original Cooking Spray; set aside. In the bowl of an electric mixer, combine PILLSBURY Moist Supreme Cake Mix and remaining ingredients; blend on low speed for 1 minute; scrape the sides of the bowl. Increase speed to medium and beat 2 minutes or until batter is well blended, scraping the sides down as needed. Divide between the prepared pans. Bake 25-30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool on wire racks 10 minutes; remove from pans and cool completely. Frost with Double Cream Frosting; garnish with chopped nuts if desired. Refrigerate until ready to serve. Refrigerate any leftovers.
  2. Double Cream Frosting:
  3. /4 cup heavy cream
  4. -ounce package cream cheese, softened
  5. /2 cup (or ½ stick) Crisco 0 Grams Trans-Free Shortening Per Serving
  6. cups confectioners’ sugar
  7. /2 teaspoon banana extract, optional
  8. Whip cream until peaks form; set aside. Place softened cream cheese and Crisco Shortening in the bowl of an electric mixer; blend on low speed until combined. Add confectioners' sugar, ¼ cup at a time, and blend on low speed until well
  9. incorporated, about 1 minute. Add optional banana extract; blend on medium speed until fluffy, about 1 minute more.
  10. Gently fold in the whipped cream. Use immediately to frost cake.
Recipe by Merry Christmas Recipes at https://merrychristmasrecipes.com/2011/10/15/banana-cake/