Banana Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting and Toasted Coconut - Baking At Home

Ingredients

• 2/3 C. unsweetened applesauce
• 2 C. toasted coconut, for garnish
• Topping:
• 16 oz. package powdered sugar
• 1 tsp. Spice Islands® Pure Vanilla Extract
• 1/2 C. butter or margarine, softened
• 8 oz. pkg. cream cheese, softened
• Frosting:
• 1/2 C. nuts, chopped (optional)
• 2 1/3 C. all-purpose flour
• 2/3 C. buttermilk
• 3 eggs
• 1 2/3 C. mashed bananas (about 3)
• 1/2 tsp. salt
• 1 tsp. Clabber Girl® Baking Soda
• 1 1/2 tsp. Clabber Girl® Baking Powder
• 1 C. granulated sugar