Recipe for the day ~ Banana Cake

Banana Cake

(Courtesy of All Recipes)

Ingredients:

3/4 cup butter

2 1/8 cups white sugar

3 eggs

2 tspns vanilla extract

1 1/2 tspns baking soda

1/4 tspn salt

1 1/2 cups buttermilk

2 tspns lemon juice

1 1/2 cups mashed bananas (about 2 or 3 bananas)

1/2 cup butter, softened

1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened

3 1/2 cups confectioner's sugar

1 tspn vanilla extract

Directions:

Preheat oven to 275 (That's right - 275)

Grease and flour a 9x13 baking pan

In a small bowl, mix bananas with 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 tspns vanilla

Beat in the flour mixture alternating with the buttermilk

Stir in banana mixture

Pour in prepared pan

Bake for 1 hour (AT 275) or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean

Remove from oven and place directly into freezer for 45 minutes

This will make the cake very moist

For the frosting

In a large bowl, cream 1/2 cup butter and cream cheese until smooth

Beat in 1 tspn vanilla

Add confectioner's sugar and beat at a low speed until well blended, then on high until frosting is smooth

Spread on cool cake