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At times you will probably find that you have guests arriving at short notice, or dropping in at your home unexpectedly, and you just don't have time to prepare a full dinner and dessert. Or maybe the banana cake recipe you ready for dessert didn't turn out so well. For such emergency cases, here is a simple banana cake recipe with cake mix that you could prepare very quickly and become the hit of the party.

What you will need:

- Peeled and mashed ripe bananas - 1 cup

- Plain yellow cake mix - 1 packet

- Light brown sugar - 1/2 cup packed

- Ground fresh cinnamon - 1 teaspoon

- Vegetable oil - 1/2 cup (to help keep the cake moist)

- Large eggs - 3

- Water - 1 cup

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- Roasted nuts (for example cashews, pecans, almonds, pistachios etc) - 1 cup

- Vegetable shortening plus some all-purpose flour for greasing and dusting the cake tins

Preparation:

- Grease two 8 or 9 inch cake tins using the vegetable shortening and the flour. Ensure that you cover all the sides from the cake tins.

- Preheat your oven to 175C.

- Mix the yellow cake mix and brown sugar in a mixing bowl.

- Break the eggs within the mix, one at a time, and employ an electrical mixer to blend all of them with the wedding cake mix. It can be done manually too, but the mixer is much faster.

- Add the cinnamon and bananas and blend for around 2 minutes until the bananas are well pureed.

- Add the vegetable oil and water and blend in a maximum speed so that the mix is well emulsified.

- Pour the prepared batter in the greased cake tins and bake them within the preheated oven for around 30-35 minutes.

As the cake bakes, you can prepare a caramel frosting:

- 1 stick of butter

- Light brown sugar - 1/2 cup

- Dark brown sugar - 1/2 cup

- Whole milk 1/4 cup

- Confectioner's sugar 2 cups

- Vanilla extract - 1 teaspoon

Preparation:

- Boil the butter and sugar together.

- Stir in the whole milk and bring this mixture to a boil.

- Remove from heat, stir in the confectioner's sugar and vanilla, and beat just a little to get a smooth frosting.

To put together the wedding cake:

Place one cake on the cake stand or serving plate and spread some frosting on top of the cake in smooth strokes.

- Make sure that you use the frosting when it is warm otherwise it will harden and never spread properly.

- Sprinkle some roasted nuts on the frosting, put the other cake on top of the frosting, and cover the very best and all the sides with frosting evenly.

- Let the cake cool in the fridge for an hour to let the frosting set before serving.

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