Here is a new Banana Cake with cream cheese icing. I tried on the weekend. It is delicious, turned out great. My family loved it :)

Banana Cake with Cream Cheese Icing

Ingredients:

• 1 1/2 cups ripe bananas , mashed
• 2 teaspoons of lemon juice ( i use the bottled Real lemon )
• 3 cups of flour
• 1 1/2 teaspoons of baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon of salt
• 3/4 cup of butter or margarine , softened
• 2 1/8 cups sugar
• 3 large eggs
• 2 teaspoons of vanilla
• 1 1/2 cups of buttermilk

Frosting:

• 1/2 cup of butter or margarine, softened
• 1 ( 8 ounce) package of cream cheese softened
• 1 teaspoon of vanilla
• 3 1/2 cups icing sugar

Garnish (optional)

• Chopped walnuts or pecans ( i like to grind pecans in a coffee grinder to make them really small to sprinkle )

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 275*F
2. Grease or spray a bunt pan or 9 x 13 pan.
3. In a small bowl,mix mashed bananas with the lemon juice; set aside.
4. In a medium bowl, mix flour, baking soda and salt; set aside.
5. In your mixing bowl , cream 3/4 cup of butter or margarine and 2 1/8 cups of sugar until light and fluffy.
6. Beat in the eggs, one at a time, then stir in 2 teaspoons of 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 275* F degree oven.
10. Set oven for one hour, bake until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. ( it took my bunt pan 1 hour and 15 min )
11. Cool in pan for 10 min, then remove from pan to a cooling rack and cool completely.
12. For the frosting, cream the butter or margarine and cream cheese until smooth.
13. Beat in 1 teaspoon of vanilla.
14. Add icing sugar a little at a time on low speed until combined, then on high speed until frosting is smooth.
15. Spread on cooled cake.
16. Sprinkle chopped pecans or walnuts over top of frosting, if desired.
17. Enjoy!
18. If it is not too warm in the house it can stay on the counter covered for a day or two. After that it should go in the fridge covered. Also you can cut pieces and freeze in individual containers for later , just thaw and enjoy!