Banana Nut Coconut Cake

Ingredients

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

Instructions

1. 1

   Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour two 9-inch round cake pans or one 9x13-inch pan.

2. 2

   In a medium bowl, cream together white sugar and 1/2 cup butter. Mix in eggs and 3 mashed bananas.

3. 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. 4

   Bake in the preheated oven until a tester inserted in the center comes out clean, about 45 minutes. Cool completely on wire racks.

5. 5

   To Make Frosting: Cream together 1/2 cup butter and confectioners' sugar until light and fluffy. Mix in 1 medium mashed banana, 1 cup pecans, 1 cup coconut and 1 teaspoon vanilla.