Thursday, May 7, 2015

Banana Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting

Banana Cake




Ingredients:
  •     3 fresh bananas, mashed
  •     2 tsp. lemon juice
  •     3 C. all-purpose flour
  •     1.5 tsp. baking soda
  •     1/4 tsp. salt
  •     3/4 C. butter, at room temperature
  •     2 C. sugar
  •     3 eggs
  •     2 tsp. vanilla
  •     1 1/2 C. low fat buttermilk
Directions:
  1. Pre-heat oven to 275º F, and grease and flour (or spray), a bundt cake pan.
  2. Mash banana and mix with lemon juice, set aside.
  3. In a med bowl, mix flour, baking soda and salt, set aside.
  4. In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar.
  5. Beat in eggs, one at a time. Stir in vanilla.
  6. Beat in flour mixture and alternate mixing with buttermilk.
  7. Stir in bananas.
  8. Pour into pan and bake at 275º F for 1 hour and 20 minutes, until fork comes out clean.
  9. Immediately place in freezer for 45 minutes.

    

Cream Cheese Frosting


Ingredients:
  • 1/2 C. butter, room temperature
  • 8 oz. cream cheese, room temperature
  • 1 tsp. vanilla
  • 3 1/2 C. powdered sugar
Directions:
  1. Cream butter and cream cheese.
  2. Beat in vanilla and sugar on low until combined, then high until smooth.
  3. Apply to cake when cake is completely cooled.

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