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Banana Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting

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Ultra moist, super delicious banana cake. The cream cheese frosting is to die for. Best if stored in the refrigerator!

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Ingredients

  • 3/4 cup butter
  • 2 1/8 cup 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
  • 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
  • 3 1/2 cups confectioners sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • Chopped walnuts, optional

Details

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 275. Grease and flour 9X13 inch pan. in a small bowl, mix mashed banana with 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 1/8 cup sugaruntil light and fluffy. Beat in eggs, 1 at a time, then stir in 2 teaspoons vanilla. Beat in the flour mixture alternately with the buttermilk. Stir in the banana mixture.

Pour batter into prepared pan and bake in preheated oven for 1-1 1/2 hours or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Remove from oven and place directly into freezer for 45 minutes. This will make the cake sooo very moist.

For the frosting, cream the butter and cream cheese until smooth. Beat in one teaspoon of vanilla. Add icicng sugar and beat on low speed until combined, then on high speed until frosting is smooth. Spread on your cooled cake. Sprinkle chopped walnuts on top if you desire.

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