Banana Nut Cake with Banana Nut Frosting Recipe

Hmm. We made the recipe exactly as it was printed twice--once in our test kitchen and once at our photo studio. Perhaps you need to chill the frosting???

I've found another Banana Frosting Recipe that you could try. We haven't tested it, though.

Buttercream Banana Frosting

1/4 cup butter
1/8 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup mashed banana
1/4 teaspoon white vinegar
3 1/2 cups sifted confectioners; sugar
Chopped pecans, toasted, for topping, optional*

Cream butter with salt. Combine mashed banana and vinegar. Add banana mixture to butter mixture alternately with confectioners' sugar. Beat until frosting is fluffy. Garnish top and/or sides of cake with chopped toasted pecans, if desired.

I made this cake in March 07. The frosting slid off the top on the first slice. Yesterday I made the frosting with only 1/2 cup of nuts and chilled the frosting while the cake baked. This helped tremendously. I also waited longer to ice the cake after it completely cooled. However, there was not enough icing for the sides. I cut down the sugar in the cake to 2 cups. It is delicious!

I think that the success of this frosting recipe depends on the ripeness of the bananas. The ones we used in testing were not overly ripe (like the ones normally used in banana breads and other baked goods). Tell us about the ones you used.