Tennessee Black Walnut Cake W/Caramel Icing

• 1/2 cup of shortening
• 1/2 cup of sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1/4 cup buttermilk
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 2 bananas
• 2 cups of flour
• 1/2 tsp baking soda
• 2 cups of black walnuts
• ---Caramel Icing----
• 1 stick of butter
• 1 cup of light brown sugar
• 1/3 cup of heavy cream
• 1 bxo of confection sugar
• 1 tbsp of vanilla

1. Beat shortening till cream
2. Mix shortening, sugar, eggs, buttermilk, vanilla, & bananas
3. Mix flour & baking soda
4. Then add to shortening mixture
5. Fold walnuts into batter
6. Spray baking pan with baking spray to prevent sticking
7. Bake for 30 min
8. ----Caramel Icing-----
9. Melt butter in pan Add brown sugar & cream then bring to a boil
10. Remove from burner
11. Stir in confection sugar
12. Stir in vanilla
13. Then cover cake

shortening, sugar, eggs, buttermilk, vanilla, bananas, flour, baking soda, black walnuts, butter, brown sugar, heavy cream, bxo of confection sugar, vanilla

Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/member/views/tennessee-black-walnut-cake-w-caramel-icing-1208001 (may not work)