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.