Banana Cake With Cream Cheese Frosting |
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Prep Time: 0 Minutes Cook Time: 90 Minutes |
Ready In: 90 Minutes Servings: 12 |
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Today when I noticed that my once perky yellow bunch had become a little too brown for for my taste I decided it was time to break out of the banana bread and muffin rut and update my overripe repertoire. A hunt for a recipe to use ensued and as per usual the internet didn’t let me down. Ingredients:
best ever banana cake (slightly altered. the original recipe may be found at recipezaar) |
3/4 cup butter |
2 1/4 cups sugar |
3 large eggs |
2 teaspoons vanilla |
3 cups flour |
1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda |
1/4 teaspoon salt |
1 teaspoon cinnamon |
1 teaspoon nutmeg |
1 1/2 cups buttermilk |
2 teaspoons lemon juice |
1 1/2 cups mashed ripe bananas |
cream cheese frosting |
1/2 cup butter, softened |
1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened |
2 cups icing sugar |
1 teaspoon vanilla |
chopped walnuts |
Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 275.°
2. Grease and flour a 9 x 13 pan.
3. In a small bowl, mix mashed banana with the lemon juice; set aside.
4. In a medium bowl, mix flour, baking soda, spices, and salt; set aside.
5. In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
6. Beat in eggs, one at a time, then stir in 2 tsp vanilla.
7. Beat in the flour mixture alternately with the buttermilk.
8. Stir in banana mixture.
9. Pour batter into prepared pan and bake in preheated oven for one hour (Note: My cake took almost 90 minutes to bake) or until toothpick inserted in centre comes out clean.
10. For the Cream Cheese Frosting:
11. Cream the butter and cream cheese until smooth.
12. Beat in 1 tsp vanilla.
13. Add icing sugar and beat on low speed until combined, then on high speed until frosting is smooth.
14. Spread on cooled cake. Sprinkle chopped walnuts over top of the frosting, if desired.
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