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BANANA CAKE

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Author: Lindsay Nathanson

Ingredients
  

  • 2 sticks butter
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1 cup mashed bananas (2- 3 bananas)
  • 1 3/4 cups flour
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 2/3 tsp baking soda
  • 5 tbs buttermilk

CREAM CHEESE FROSTING

  • 1/2 cup salted butter, room temperature
  • 6 oz cream cheese, cold
  • 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
  • 3 1/2 cups powdered sugar
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Instructions
 

For the cake:

  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees and grease three 6" (or two 9") cake pans with cooking spray.
  • In a medium bowl, mix together flour, salt and baking soda and set aside.
  • In a large mixing bowl, using an electric mixer with a paddle attachment, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy (about 3 minutes).
  • Beat in eggs one at a time and then add vanilla extract.
  • In a separate small bowl, mash 1 cup of bananas. Once bananas are mashed, add them to the sugar mixture and mix until just combined.
  • On low speed alternatively add flour mixture and buttermilk until just combined (starting and ending with flour mixture). Do not over mix!
  • Evenly divide batter between greased pans and bake for 25-30 minutes or until a toothpick comes out of the center of the cake clean.
  • Let pans cool on top of a cooling rack.

For the frosting:

  • In a large mixing bowl, using and electric mixer, whip together butter and cream cheese until pale and fluffy (about 3 minutes).
  • Mix in vanilla extract.
  • Add powdered sugar and beat at high speed until smooth (about 5 minutes).

Notes

*Makes 1 Cake