honey banana cake

By foodiva

Ingredients

• For the cake:
• 4-5 ripe bananas, mashed
• 2 teaspoons lemon juice
• 1/4 cup honey
• 3 cups flour
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, at room temperature
• 1 cup sugar
• 3 eggs, at room temperature
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 1 1/2 cups buttermilk
• 1/3 cup yogurt
• For the topping:
• 4 oz. cream cheese, at room temperature
• 1 cup powdered sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 tablespoons milk
• 1/2 cup toasted pecans, chopped

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour a 9x13 pan.

In a small bowl, mix the mashed banana with the lemon juice and honey and set aside. In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, and nutmeg.

In a large bowl, cream together the butter and sugar until fluffy. Beat in the eggs one at a time, and add the vanilla. In a bowl or large measuring cup, stir together the buttermilk and yogurt.

Gently fold in the flour mixture alternately with the milk/yogurt mixture, starting and ending with the flour. Fold in the banana mixture.

Pour into prepared pan and bake until a toothpick comes out clean, 45 to 55 minutes. Let cool completely. Beat cream cheese, powdered sugar, vanilla, and milk together to make a smooth frosting. Spread on top of the cake and sprinkle with chopped toasted pecans.