Description:

Uses cake mix and very ripe bananas

Source:

Marianna

Serves/Makes:1 9x13 inch cake

Ingredients

• 4 very ripe bananas
• 4 eggs
• 1 tbsp (15 ml) oil
• 1 box yellow cake mix (with or without pudding added)
• 8 oz (224 grm). powdered sugar
• 3 tbsp (45 ml) very soft butter
• 2 tbsp (30 ml) milk, approx.
• 3/4 tsp (4 ml) vanilla
• dash salt
• 1/2 cup (125 ml) to 1 cup (225 ml) finely chopped walnuts

Preparation

• Beat bananas, eggs and oil together until smooth.
• Beat in cake mix.
• Bake in 9x13" pan according to cake mix instructions, taking care not to overbake.
• Leave in pan and cool on rack.
• Combine powdered sugar, butter, milk, vanilla and salt.
• Beat until smooth.
• Frost the cake (the frosting will just cover the cake) and sprinkle generously with walnuts.
• Gently pat the nuts into the frosting.

Comments

Allow to mellow a day or more if there's time. It gets better as the days pass. Refrigeration is not necessary, but wise. A good recipe for banana too icky to eat.