Best Ever Banana Cake With Cream Cheese Frosting

Sooo good made 6/20/2017! Thick, moist! Best Ever Banana Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting - note to myself: this cake took 2 hours to bake in my oven. ejm

INGREDIENTS

• 1 1⁄2 cups bananas, mashed, ripe
• 2  teaspoons lemon juice
• 3  cups flour
• 1 1⁄2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
• 3⁄4 cup butter, softened
• 2 1⁄8 cups sugar
• 3  large eggs
• 2  teaspoons vanilla
• 1 1⁄2 cups buttermilk

Frosting

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

Garnish

•  chopped walnuts

DIRECTIONS

1. Preheat oven to 275°F (135C).
2. Grease and flour a 9 x 13 pan.
3. In a small bowl, mix mashed banana with the lemon juice; set aside.