- Preheating and Prep
Preheat the oven to 275 degrees F (135 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9x13-inch pan.
- Mixing the Ingredients
Make cake: Mix mashed bananas with lemon juice in a small bowl. Mix flour, baking soda, and salt in a medium bowl.
- Mixing the Ingredients
Cream sugar and butter in a large bowl until light and fluffy, 3 to 4 minutes. Beat in eggs one at a time, then stir in vanilla. Beat in flour mixture alternately with buttermilk. Stir in banana mixture. Pour batter into the prepared pan.
- Preheating and Prep
Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean, about 1 hour. Remove cake from the oven and place it directly into the freezer for 45 minutes. This will make the cake very moist.
- Mixing the Ingredients
Meanwhile, make frosting: Cream butter and cream cheese until smooth. Beat in vanilla. Add confectioners sugar and beat on low speed until combined, then on high until frosting is smooth.
- Resting and Cooling
Spread frosting on cooled cake.
- Calories:458 kcal%22%
- Protein:5.0 g%10%
- Carbohydrates:69.0 g%23%
- Fat:18.0 g%36%
- Sugar:50.0 g%50%
- Salt:0.7 g%10%
- Energy:1916 kJ%31%
Banana Cake is a delicious and satisfying dish, Featuring mashed bananas, lemon juice and all, perfectly balancing sweetness with texture in every bite. Serve slightly warm or at room temperature, dusted with powdered sugar or a scoop of vanilla ice cream alongside.
