Banana Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting

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This cake is really good. It tastes even better the next day, so you may want to make it a day in advance. Depending on how much frosting you like, you could consider halving the frosting recipe. Sprinkle with chopped walnuts, if desired. This recipe would also make great cupcakes.

Cake Ingredients:

1½ cups	Bananas, ripe and mashed (I use 4 bananas)
2 tsp	Lemon Juice
3 cups	Flour
1½ tsp	Baking Soda
¼ tsp	Salt
¾ cup	Butter, softened (12 Tbsp)
2 1/8 cup	Sugar
3	Large Eggs
2 tsp	Vanilla
1½ cups	Buttermilk

Directions:

1. Grease and flour a 9x13 pan. Preheat oven to 275 degrees.

2. In a small bowl, mix mashed banana with the lemon juice; set aside.

3. In a medium bowl, mix flour, baking soda and salt; set aside.

4. In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy.

5. Beat in eggs, one at a time, then stir in vanilla.

6. Beat in the flour mixture alternating back and forth with the buttermilk.

7. Stir in banana mixture.

8. Pour batter into prepared pan and bake in preheated oven for about one hour (it depends on your oven). When a toothpick comes out clean, cake is ready.

9. Remove from oven and place directly into the freezer for 45 minutes. This will make the cake very moist.

Cream Cheese Frosting

Ingredients:

½ cup	Butter, softened
1 8oz	Package of Cream Cheese, softened
1 tsp	Vanilla
3½ cups	Powdered Sugar

Directions:

1. Cream the butter and cream cheese until smooth.

2. Beat in vanilla.

3. Add powdered sugar and beat on low speed until combined, then on high speed until frosting is smooth.

4. Spread on cooled cake.