Banana Cake allrecipes #8333 2/23/20

Ingredients
3/4 cup butter
2 1/8 cups white sugar 3 eggs 2 teaspoons vanilla
extract 3 cups cake (or all-purpose) flour Note: use 3 C. minus 6 Tbs. if
using baking 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
Frosting: 1/2 cup butter, softened
1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened 3 1/2 cups
confectioners' sugar 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Directions
Preheat oven to 300 degrees F . (275 for convection oven)
Grease and flour a 9x13 inch pan. Option: Use 2 round 9-inch pns

In a small bowl prepre the Banana Mixture:

mix 1-1.2 C. mashed bananas
2 tsp. lemon juice Set aside.

In a medium bowl prepare the Flour Mixture:

mix 3 C. cake flour Option: add 1/8 - 1/4 C flour for more “cakey” texture
1-1/2 tsp. baking soda
1/4 tsp. salt Set aside. 
In a large bowl prepare the Butter-Sugar mixture:
Cream 3/4 C. butter softened
2 1/8 C. sugar until light and fluffy
Option: Use 1/2 C. LESS sugar (approx 1-5/8 C) OR/AND use part
brown sugar
Beat in 3 eggs one at a time,
Stir in 2 tsp. vanilla.
Beat in flour mixture alternately with the 1-1/2 C. buttermilk.
Option: Use regular milk + 1 Tbs vinegar as substitute OR half-and-half
Stir in banana mixture.

Pour batter into prepared pan. 

Bake in preheated oven for 1 hour, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the
cake comes out clean.
Note: Some have said longer cook time is needed, like 1 hr-20 mins.
Remove from oven and place directly into freezer for 45 minutes. This will make the
cake very moist.
For the frosting: (cut amounts in half for a less-frosted cake) OR just dust with
powdered sugar instead
In a large bowl,
 Cream 1/2 C. butter
8 oz. cream cheese until smooth.
Beat in 1 tsp. vanilla.
Add 3-1/2C. confectioners sugar and beat on low speed until combined, then on
high until frosting is smooth.
Spread on cooled cake.