"Use very ripe bananas, the blacker the better. You can bake the layers ahead and freeze them, then frost, and serve. For garnish, sprinkle with cinnamon or finely chopped toasted pecans...."
INGREDIENTS
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Vegetable oil spray or shortening for greasing the pans
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Flour for dusting the pans
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1 package (21.6 ounces) Cake Mix Doctor’s Old-Fashioned Yellow Mix OR 1 package (18.5 ounces) butter-recipe yellow cake mix plus 5 tablespoons flour
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1 1/2 cups mashed bananas (from 3 very ripe large bananas)
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½ cup water
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½ cup vegetable oil
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3 large eggs
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1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
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1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
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1 package (8 ounces) cream cheese, at room temperature
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1 stick (8 tablespoons) butter, at room temperature
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4 cups confectioner’s sugar, sifted
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1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract