Name: Banana cake recipe by Tisa Jacob (Thomas) at BetterButter
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 60 min
Total time: 80 min
Yield: 8
Ingredients: For the cake~; 1tsp lemon juice; 1 1/2 cups mashed bananas; 3 cups flour; 1 1/2 tsp baking soda; 3/4 cup salted butter; 2 cups sugar; 3 large eggs; 2 tsp vanilla; 1 ½ cup buttermilk; 1 ½ cups cream cheese frosting; ½ cup toasted walnuts; For the frosting~; 1 8 ounce package of cream cheese at room temperature; ¼ cup salted butter at room temperature; 2½ cups powdered sugar; Add 1 tsp orange zest and ½ tsp lemon zest.

Ingredients Serving: 8

For the cake~
1tsp lemon juice
1 1/2 cups mashed bananas
3 cups flour
1 1/2 tsp baking soda
3/4 cup salted butter
2 cups sugar
3 large eggs
2 tsp vanilla
1 ½ cup buttermilk
1 ½ cups cream cheese frosting
½ cup toasted walnuts
For the frosting~
1 8 ounce package of cream cheese at room temperature
¼ cup salted butter at room temperature
2½ cups powdered sugar
Add 1 tsp orange zest and ½ tsp lemon zest.

Instructions

For the cake~
Preheat oven to 275°F Grease two 9 inch circular cake pans. Stir in the lemon juice with bananas. Keep aside.
In a large bowl, sift flour, baking soda. In bowl of electric mixer, beat butter and sugar until fluffy, Beat in eggs until mixture is pale and thick. Stir in vanilla.
Gradually add in the flour mixture, alternating with buttermilk, combining batter thoroughly. Stir in bananas.
Pour batter into prepared pans. Bake for 1 hr to 1hr 15 minutes until toothpick inserted into cake comes out clean. Remove from oven and place on a parchment covered plate directly in freezer for 30 minutes.
To frost, take cakes out of freezer and come to room temperature. Frost with cream cheese frosting. Top with walnuts
Frosting~
In a large bowl, combine cream cheese with butter and beat in mixer on medium-speed just until blended. Add powdered sugar 1 cup at a time, beating until smooth between each addition.
Beat on high for about three minutes until soft and fluffy. Mix in both orange and lemon zests. Ice cake.

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