Banana Nut Coconut Cake

• Banana Nut Coconut Cake:
• 1 1/2 cups white sugar
• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 2 eggs
• 3 ripe bananas, mashed
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 cup buttermilk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup chopped pecans
• 1 cup shredded coconut
• Banana Nut Frosting:
• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 4 cups confectioners' sugar
• 1 ripe banana, mashed
• 1 cup chopped pecans
• 1 cup shredded coconut
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

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. In a medium bowl, cream together white sugar and 1/2 cup butter. Mix in eggs and 3 mashed bananas.
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. Bake in the preheated oven until a tester inserted in the center comes out clean, about 45 minutes. Cool completely on wire racks.
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.

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Taken from www.allrecipes.com/recipe/7340/banana-nut-coconut-cake/ (may not work)