Banana Cake
- 1 1/2 cups bananas, mashed, ripe
- 2 teaspoons lemon juice
- 3 cups flour
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 3/4 cup butter, softened
- 2 1/8 cups sugar
- 3 large eggs
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- 1 1/2 cups buttermilk
Frosting:
- 1/2 cup butter, softened
- 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 3 1/2 cups icing sugar
How to Make It
- 1 Preheat oven to 275°F /135C.
- 2 Grease and flour a 9 x 13 pan.
- 3 In a small bowl, mix mashed banana with the lemon juice; set aside.
- 4 In a medium bowl, mix flour, baking soda and salt; set aside.
- 5 In a large bowl, cream 3/4 cup butter and 2 1/8 cups sugar until light and fluffy.
- 6 Beat in eggs, one at a time, then stir in 2 tsp vanilla.
- 7 Beat in the flour mixture alternately with the buttermilk.
- 8 Stir in banana mixture
- 9 Pour batter into prepared pan and bake in preheated oven for one hour or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
- 10 Remove from oven and place directly into the freezer for 45 minutes. This will make the cake very moist.
- 11 For the frosting, cream the butter and cream cheese until smooth.
- 12 Beat in 1 teaspoon vanilla.
- 13 Add icing sugar and beat on low speed until combined, then on high speed until frosting is smooth.
- 14 Spread on cooled cake.
- 15 Sprinkle chopped walnuts over top of the frosting, if desired ( or hearts!).
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