The Best Banana Cake

By á-46412

Ingredients

• Frosting:
• 1 1/3 cup mashed bananas
• 1 1/2 tablespoons lemon juice, divided
• 1 1/2 cups milk
• 3 cups flour
• 1/2 tablespoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 2/3 cup butter, softened
• 1 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 3 large eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 8 ounce cream cheese
• 1/3 cup butter, softened
• 3 to 3 1/2 cups powdered sugar
• 1 teaspoon lemon juice
• 1 1/2 teaspoons lemon zest

Preparation

Step 1

Heat oven 350. Grease and flour a 9x13 pan. Place 1 1/2 tablespoons lemon juice in a measuring cup. Top to 1 1/2 cups with milk. Set aside. Mix together mashed banana with 1 tablespoon lemon juice, set aside. Beat together butter, brown and white sugar until combined. Add in eggs one at a time and vanilla. Mix on high until light and fluffy ( almost the texture of frosting ). Combine flour, baking soda and salt in a medium bowl. Alternate adding flour mixture and milk to egg mixture stirring just until combined. ( do not overmix) Fold in bananas. Pour into prepared pan. Put in oven and reduce heat to 300. bake 60 - 70 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean. ( do not over bake ). Remove from oven and place in the freezer for 45 minutes to make the cake extra moist.Cool
Frosting: Cream together butter and cream cheese until fluffy. Add in lemon juice and zest. Add powdered sugar a little at a time until desired consistency is reached. Spread over cooled cake.
NOTE: I took off a section and used regular frosting for my piece.