BEST EVER BANANA CAKE WITH CREAM CHEESE FROSTING
This
is one of (if not) the BEST banana cake I have ever tasted! So moist and yummy,
a dense cake, similar in texture to a carrot cake.
Ready In : 1 hour 15 mins
Serves : 16
Yields : 1 9x13 Pan
INGREDIENTS
·
1
1⁄2 cups bananas, mashed, ripe
·
2 teaspoons lemon juice
·
3 cups flour
·
1
1⁄2 teaspoons baking soda
·
1⁄4
teaspoon salt
·
3⁄4
cup butter, softened
·
2
1⁄8 cups sugar
·
3 large eggs
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2 teaspoons vanilla
·
1
1⁄2 cups buttermilk
Frosting
·
1⁄2
cup butter, softened
·
1
(8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
·
teaspoon
vanilla
·
1⁄2
cups icing sugar
Garnish
·
chopped
walnuts
INSTRUCTIONS
1
Preheat
oven to 275°F (135C).
2
Grease
and flour a 9 x 13 pan.
3
In
a small bowl, mix mashed banana with the lemon juice; set aside.
4
In
a medium bowl, mix flour, baking soda and salt; set aside.
5
In
a large bowl, cream 3/4 cup butter and 2 1/8 cups sugar until light and fluffy.
6
Beat
in eggs, one at a time, then stir in 2 tsp vanilla.
7
Beat
in the flour mixture alternately with the buttermilk.
8
Stir
in banana mixture.
9
Pour
batter into prepared pan and bake in preheated oven for one hour or until
toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
10
Remove
from oven and place directly into the freezer for 45 minutes. This will make
the cake very moist.
11 For the frosting, cream the butter
and cream cheese until smooth.
12 Beat in 1 teaspoon vanilla.
13
Add
icing sugar and beat on low speed until combined, then on high speed until
frosting is smooth.
14 Spread on cooled cake.
15 Sprinkle chopped walnuts over top of
the frosting, if desired.
Recipe
from geniuskitchen.com
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