Dessert: Tennessee Banana-Black Walnut Cake With Caramel Frosting

A delicious layer cake with fresh walnuts and decadent caramel frosting.

This recipe includes fertility superfoods such as:

Nuts, Walnuts

Health and fertility benefits of Tennessee Banana-Black Walnut Cake With Caramel Frosting

Nuts are a natural source of Inositol, a derivative of Vitamin B (which is often prescribed in the form of supplements for women with PCOS). Inositol can effectively control the symptoms of PCOS by reducing insulin resistance and improving insulin sensitivity. Walnuts are low on the glycemic index. What’s more, they also lower the glycemic index of other foods that you eat in conjunction with these nuts. Any kind of nuts provide a healthy source of fat and a great way to encourage PCOS weight loss.

Ingredients

1/2 cup solid vegetable shortening
1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
2 eggs
2 ripe bananas
1/4 cup buttermilk
1 tablespoon vanilla extract, plus 1 teaspoon for cake
2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1 cup black walnuts, chopped, plus 2 cups finely chopped for garnish (optional)
1/2 cup butter, (1 stick) softened
1 cup dark brown sugar, packed
1/3 cup heavy cream, plus more as necessary
1 (16 oz) box confectioner's sugar

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 °. Grease and flour two 9-inch cake pans.
For the cake: In a medium bowl, stir together flour and baking soda; set aside. Using an electric mixer, cream together shortening and sugar in a bowl until light and fluffy, about 2 to 3 minutes. Add eggs 1 at a time, mixing well after each addition. Mix in mashed bananas, buttermilk and 1 teaspoon vanilla. Add flour mixture, mix until just combined. Stir in 1 cup black walnuts.
Pour into prepared pans. Bake for 35 minutes. Cool in pans on a cooling rack for 10 minutes. Remove from pans and cool completely.
Meanwhile, prepare frosting. Melt butter in saucepan. Add brown sugar and cream. Cook over medium-low heat for about 2 minutes, until the sugar is dissolved. Remove from heat and add 1 tablespoon vanilla. Transfer to a large bowl.
Using a handheld electric mixer, beat in confectioners' sugar until smooth. If frosting is too thick, add 1 tablespoon heavy cream at a time until consistency is right. Sandwich 2 layers of cake with icing. Ice the outside of the cake. Surround sides of cake with 2 cups crushed black walnuts.
*Cook's note: DO NOT substitute English walnuts for black walnuts.

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