Banana Cake
(from emily8260’s recipe box)
Source: food.com
Prep time: 15 minutes
Cook time: 60 minutes
Serves 16 people
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
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- 1 1/2 cups buttermilk
- Frosting
- 1/2 cup butter, softened
- 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 3 1/2 cups icing sugar
Directions
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Directions
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Preheat oven to 275°.
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Grease and flour a 9 × 13 pan.
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In a small bowl, mix mashed banana with the lemon juice; set aside.
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In a medium bowl, mix flour, baking soda and salt; set aside.
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In a large bowl, cream 3/4 cup butter and 2 1/8 cups sugar until light and fluffy.
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Beat in eggs, one at a time, then stir in 2 tsp vanilla.
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Beat in the flour mixture alternately with the buttermilk.
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Stir in banana mixture.
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Pour batter into prepared pan and bake in preheated oven for one hour or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
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Remove from oven and place directly into the freezer for 45 minutes. This will make the cake very moist.
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For the frosting, cream the butter and cream cheese until smooth.
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Beat in 1 teaspoon vanilla.
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Add icing sugar and beat on low speed until combined, then on high speed until frosting is smooth.
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Spread on cooled cake.
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Sprinkle chopped walnuts over top of the frosting, if desired.