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Banana Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting

Left over bananas get turned in to something sweet!
Course Dessert
Keyword banana, cake
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
chill time 45 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 20 minutes

Ingredients

  • 3/4 cup butter
  • 2 cups sugar
  • 3 large eggs
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla
  • 3 cups flour
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1 1/2 cups buttermilk
  • 2 teaspoons lemon juice
  • 1 1/2 cups mashed ripe bananas
  • Frosting
  • 1/2 cup butter softened
  • 8 oz cream cheese softened
  • 2 cups icing sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 275°.
  • Grease and flour 2 10 inch cake pans (Or use Wilton's Cake Release...one of my favorite products!).
  • In a small bowl, mix mashed banana with the lemon juice; set aside.
  • In a medium bowl, mix flour, baking soda and salt; set aside.
  • In a large bowl, cream 3/4 cup butter and 2 cups sugar until light and fluffy.
  • Beat in eggs, one at a time, then stir in 2 tsp vanilla.
  • Beat in the flour mixture alternately with the buttermilk.
  • Stir in banana mixture.
  • Pour batter into prepared pan and bake in pre heated oven for one hou and 20 minutesr or until toothpick inserted in centre comes out clean. (Oven temps vary...watch your cake as it may take more or less time)
  • Remove from oven and place directly into the freezer for 45 minutes.
  • This will make the cake very moist.
  • For the frosting, cream the butter and cream cheese until smooth.
  • Beat in 1 tsp vanilla.
  • Add icing sugar and beat on low speed until combined, then on high speed until frosting is smooth and creamy.
  • Spread on cooled cake.