#3714 - Black Walnut Banana Cake

(by Shirley McNevich)

(this recipe is for Dec. 23rd)

3 cups flour
2 cups white sugar
1 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. salt
1 1/2 cups canola oil
3 eggs
1 - 8oz. Dole crushed pineapple (well drained)
2 cups mashed ripe bananas
1 cup chopped black walnuts
1 - 8oz. Philadelphia cream cheese (softened)
1/4 lb. softened butter
1lb. Domino's powdered sugar
1 tsp. vanilla

In a bowl add flour, white sugar, baking soda and salt--stir to mix and set aside. In a separate bowl add canola oil, eggs, mashed bananas and chopped black walnuts--stir to mix. Add the flour mixture to the banana mixture--stir to mix. Pour batter evenly into TWO greased and floured 9" cake pans. Bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour or until inserted toothpick comes out clean. Cool cakes. Loosen one cake and place it on a cake plate. In a mixer add softened butter and cream cheese--beat. Add vanilla--beat. Slowly add powdered sugar--beat. Frost the top and sides of the first cake. Loosen second cake and place it on top of the first cake. Frost the top and sides.