Banana Devil’s Food Cake

(from Lucianolinda’s recipe box)

Source: Woman's Day

Categories: Cakes - Frosting - Icing

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup butter
  • 1 1/4 cups brown sugar, packed
  • 2 eggs
  • 3 squares bitter chocolate
  • 1/3 cup banana pulp
  • 1 tsp. vanilla
  • 2 cups flour
  • 1/2 tsp. salt
  • 1 tsp. soda
  • 1 cup buttermilk
  • Topping:
  • 6 Tbsp. melted butter
  • 4 Tbsp. cream
  • 10 Tbsp. brown sugar (1/2 cup plus 2 Tbsp.)
  • 2 cups flaked coconut

Directions

  1. Grease well and dust with flour two 8-inch cake pans.

  2. Cream butter, add sugar gradually and cream until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each. Add banana, melted chocolate and vanilla.

  3. Sift flour, salt and soda together and add alternately with the milk to creamed mixture. Divide evenly into pans.

  4. Bake at 375 degrees for 35 minutes.

  5. Topping:

  6. Combine all ingredients and spread on top of the two cakes as soon as they are done. Then place 3 to 4 inches from top of oven and allow to stay until frosting bubbles and coconut turns light brown in color.

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