Southern Living Marvelous Banana Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 cup butter, softened
3 cups sugar
2 cups mashed bananas
4 eggs, beaten
3 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking soda
1 cup buttermilk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 tablespoons Bourbon (I used juice) or 2 tablespoons orange juice (I used juice)
1 cup chopped pecans (can be omitted)
Banana Nut Frosting
1/2 cup mashed banana
1 teaspoon lemon juice
1/3 cup butter, softened
16 ounces powdered sugar, sifted PLUS an additional
3 cups powdered sugar, sifted
3 -4 tablespoons milk
1 cup coconut, toasted (I omitted)
2/3 cup finely chopped pecans (I omitted)

Preparation

Cream butter; gradually add sugar, beating will at medium speed of an electric mixer.
Add bananas; mix until smooth.
Stir in eggs.
Combine flour and baking soda; add to banana mixture alternately with buttermilk, beginning and ending with flour mixture (mixing after each addition).
Stir in vanilla, bourbon (or juice) and pecans.
Pour batter into 3 greased and floured 9 inch round cake pans.
Bake at 350 degrees for 35 to 40 minutes; cool in pans 10 minutes and remove cake from pans.
Cool completely on wire racks.
Spread Banana Nut Frosting between layers and on top of cake.
Yield: one 3 layer cake.
Banana Nut Frosting:
Combine banana and lemon juice; set mixture aside.
Cream softened butter at medium speed of an electric mixer; add powdered sugar and milk and mix well.
Add banana mixture, beating until fluffy.
Stir in toasted coconut and chopped pecans.
Yield: 3 1/2 cups.