Moist Banana Cake

Total Time: 24 hrs 5 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 24 hrs

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup butter
• 2 1/8 cups sugar
• 3 eggs
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/2 cups buttermilk
• 2 teaspoons lemon juice
• 1 1/2 cups mashed bananas
• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
• 3 1/2 cups confectioners' sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 325 degrees f.
• 2 grease and flour a 9x13 inch pan.
• 3 in a small bowl, mix mashed bananas with lemon juice, set aside.
• 4 in a medium bowl, mix flour, baking soda and salt.
• 5 set aside.
• 6 in a large bowl, cream 3/4 cup butter and 2 1/8 cups sugar until light and fluffy.
• 7 beat in the eggs one at a time, then stir in 2 teaspoons vanilla.
• 8 beat in the flour mixture alternately with the buttermilk.
• 9 stir in banana mixture.
• 10 pour batter into prepared pan.
• 11 bake in preheated oven for 1 hour, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean.
• 12 for the frosting: in a large bowl, cream 1/2 cup butter and cream cheese until smooth.
• 13 beat in 1 teaspoon vanilla.
• 14 add confectioners sugar and beat on low speed until combined, then on high until frosting is smooth.
• 15 spread on cooled cake.
• 16 you can add walnuts or pecans to the cake or sprinkle them on top of the frosting.