Banana Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting

Buttermilk and an unconventional baking temperature/cooling method make this cake moist and delicious!

275° oven -- grease and flour a 9" x 13" pan

Ingredients

• 1.5 c mashed bananas
• 2 tsp lemon juice
• 3 c flour
• 1.5 tsp soda
• .25 tsp salt
• .75 c butter, soft
• 2 c sugar
• 3 eggs
• 2 tsp vanilla
• 1.5 c buttermilk

Frosting

• .5 c butter, soft
• 8 oz pkg. cream cheese, soft
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 3.5 c icing sugar
• Combine butter and cream cheese, then add vanilla and icing sugar.

Directions

1. Mix bananas with lemon juice; set aside.
2. Mix flour, soda, salt in one bowl.
3. Cream .75 c butter and sugar in another bowl until fluffy.
4. Add eggs to butter mixture, one at a time, then mix in 2 tsp. vanilla.
5. Add flour mixture, alternating with buttermilk (half at at time).
6. Add bananas.
7. Pour into prepared pan. Bake 1 hour, or until inserted toothpick comes out clean.
8. Place into freezer for 45 minutes.
9. Frost when fully cooled.

bon appetit