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      Title: Banana Cake w/Chocolate Frosting
 Categories: Cakes, Desserts, Fruits, Chocolate, Nuts
      Yield: 16 servings
 
    3/4 c  Unsalted butter; softened
      2 c  Sugar
      3 lg Eggs; room temp
  1 1/2 c  Mashed ripe bananas
  1 1/2 ts Vanilla extract
      3 c  A-P flour
  1 1/2 ts Baking powder
  1 1/2 ts Baking soda
      1 ts Salt
    3/4 c  Buttermilk
    3/4 c  Chopped unsalted pistachios;
           - toasted

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     16 oz Whipped cream cheese; room
           - temp
    1/2 c  Butter; softened
    1/2 c  Baking cocoa
  4 1/2 c  Confectioners' sugar
      2 ts Vanilla extract
 
  Set oven @ 350°F/175°C.
  
  In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and
  fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well
  after each addition. Beat in bananas and vanilla.
  Combine flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt; add
  to creamed mixture alternately with buttermilk, beating
  well after each addition. Fold in 3/4 cup pistachios.
  
  Transfer to 2 greased and floured 8" round baking pans.
  Bake until a toothpick inserted in center comes out
  clean, 45-55 minutes. Cool 10 minutes before removing
  from pans to wire racks to cool completely.
  
  For frosting, in a large bowl, beat cream cheese and
  butter until smooth. Add cocoa; mix until blended. Add
  confectioners' sugar and vanilla; beat until creamy.
  
  Place 1 cake layer on a serving plate; spread top with 1
  cup frosting. Top with remaining cake. Spread top and
  sides with 2 cups frosting.
  
  Decorate cake as desired with remaining frosting.
  Refrigerate for at least 1 hour or until frosting is
  set.
  
  Recipe by Jeanne Ambrose, Des Moines, Iowa
  
  RECIPE FROM: https://www.tasteofhome.com
  
  Uncle Dirty Dave's Archives
 
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