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Karen's Banana Cake Recipe

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Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
1 1/2 c bananas, ripe, mashed
2 tsp lemon juice
3 cups flour
1 1/2 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp butter, softened
2 1/8 c sugar
3 large eggs
2 tsp vanilla
1 1/2 c buttermilk

Frosting:
1/2 c butter, softened
1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
1 tsp vanilla
3 1/2 c icing sugar
chopped walnuts
Directions:
Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 275º.
2. Grease and flour a 9 x 13 pan.
3. In a small bowl, mix mashed banana with the lemon juice; set aside.
4. In a medium bowl, mix flour, baking soda and salt; set aside.
5. In a large bowl, cream 3/4 c butter and 2 1/8 c sugar until light and fluffy.
6. Beat in eggs, one at a time, then stir in 2 tsp vanilla.
7. Beat in the flour mixture alternately with the buttermilk.
8. Stir in banana mixture.
9. Pour batter into prepared pan and bake in preheated oven for one hour or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
10. Remove from oven and place directly into the freezer for 45 minutes. This will make the cake very moist.
11. For the frosting, cream the butter and cream cheese until smooth.
12. Beat in 1 tsp vanilla.
13. Add icing sugar and beat on low speed until combined, then on high speed until frosting is smooth.
14. Spread on cooled cake.
15. Sprinkle chopped walnuts over the top of the frosting, if desired.
Personal Notes:
Personal Notes:
Ok.. I have not made this cake yet. My friend Karen Zimmerman made it for me. OMG... it's the absolutely best cake ever!

 

 

 

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