banana cake

How To Make banana cake

• Step 1
  Preheat oven to 275°
• Step 2
  Grease and flour a 9 x 13 pan
• Step 3
  In a small bowl, mix mashed banana with the lemon juice; set aside
• Step 4
  In a medium bowl, mix flour, baking soda and salt; set aside
• Step 5
  In a large bowl, cream 3/4 cup butter and 2 1/8 cups sugar until light and fluffy
• Step 6
  Beat in eggs, one at a time, then stir in 2 tsp vanilla.
• Step 7
  Beat in the flour mixture alternately with the buttermilk.
• Step 8
  Stir in banana mixture.
• Step 9
  Pour batter into prepared pan and bake in preheated oven for one hour or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
• Step 10
  Remove from oven and place directly into the freezer for 45 minutes. This will make the cake very moist.
• Step 11
  Frosting
• Step 12
  Cream the butter and cream cheese until smooth.
• Step 13
  Beat in 1 teaspoon vanilla
• Step 14
  Add powder sugar and beat on low speed until combined, then on high speed until frosting is smooth.
• Step 15
  Spread on cooled cake
• Step 16
  Sprinkle chopped walnuts over top of the frosting, if desired
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