Banana Coconut Cake

• 1/2 cup butter
• 1 cup sugar
• 3 eggs
• 1 cup mashed ripe banana
• 1/2 cup buttermilk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 1/4 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup grated coconut
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon ginger

1. In a small bowl mix the coconut, brown sugar, cinnamon, and ginger. Set aside.
2. Grease and flour a 9" tube pan.
3. Cream butter and sugar. Beat in eggs, 1 at a time.
4. Add bananas, buttermilk and vanilla.
5. Sift flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt together. Beat into banana mixture to blend.
6. Pour half of the batter into the tube pan. Sprinkle with half of the coconut mixture. Add remaining batter and sprinkle with remaining topping.
7. Bake at 350 degrees for 50 minutes.

butter, sugar, eggs, mashed ripe banana, buttermilk, vanilla, flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, grated coconut, brown sugar, cinnamon, ginger

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/banana-coconut-cake-292034 (may not work)