Southern Living Marvelous Banana Cake

• 1 cup butter, softened
• 3 cups sugar
• 2 cups mashed bananas
• 4 eggs, beaten
• 3 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 tablespoons Bourbon (I used juice) or 2 tablespoons orange juice (I used juice)
• 1 cup chopped pecans (can be omitted)
• Banana Nut Frosting
• 1/2 cup mashed banana
• 1 teaspoon lemon juice
• 1/3 cup butter, softened
• 16 ounces powdered sugar, sifted PLUS an additional
• 3 cups powdered sugar, sifted
• 3 -4 tablespoons milk
• 1 cup coconut, toasted (I omitted)
• 2/3 cup finely chopped pecans (I omitted)

1. Cream butter; gradually add sugar, beating will at medium speed of an electric mixer.
2. Add bananas; mix until smooth.
3. Stir in eggs.
4. Combine flour and baking soda; add to banana mixture alternately with buttermilk, beginning and ending with flour mixture (mixing after each addition).
5. Stir in vanilla, bourbon (or juice) and pecans.
6. Pour batter into 3 greased and floured 9 inch round cake pans.
7. Bake at 350 degrees for 35 to 40 minutes; cool in pans 10 minutes and remove cake from pans.
8. Cool completely on wire racks.
9. Spread Banana Nut Frosting between layers and on top of cake.
10. Yield: one 3 layer cake.
11. Banana Nut Frosting:
12. Combine banana and lemon juice; set mixture aside.
13. Cream softened butter at medium speed of an electric mixer; add powdered sugar and milk and mix well.
14. Add banana mixture, beating until fluffy.
15. Stir in toasted coconut and chopped pecans.
16. Yield: 3 1/2 cups.

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Taken from www.food.com/recipe/southern-living-marvelous-banana-cake-122533 (may not work)