Best Ever Banana Cake With Cream Cheese Frosting - Recipe

Photo By Dine & Dish
Ingredients

SERVINGS 16, YIELD 1 9x13 pan.
  • 1 1⁄2cups bananas, mashed, ripe
  • 2teaspoons lemon juice
  • 3cups flour
  • 1 1⁄2teaspoons baking soda
  • 1⁄4teaspoon salt
  • 3⁄4cup butter, softened
  • 2 1⁄8cups sugar
  • 3large eggs
  • 2teaspoons vanilla
  • 1 1⁄2cups buttermilk
Frosting
  • 1⁄2cup butter, softened
  • 1(8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
  • 1teaspoon vanilla
  • 3 1⁄2cups icing sugar
Garnish
  • chopped walnuts

Method

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