The Best Banana Cake

• Vegetarian

• Produce

  • 1 1/3 cup Bananas
  • 1 1/2 tsp Lemon

• Refrigerated

  • 3 Eggs, large

• Condiments

  • 2 3/4 tbsp Lemon juice

• Baking & Spices

  • 1/2 tbsp Baking soda
  • 1/2 cup Brown sugar
  • 3 cups Flour
  • 3 cups Powdered sugar
  • 1/4 tsp Salt
  • 1 tsp Vanilla
  • 1 cup White sugar

• Dairy

  • 1 cup Butter
  • 8 oz Cream cheese
  • 1 1/2 cups Milk

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Description

Ingredients

• 1⅓ cup mashed bananas
• 2½ tablespoons lemon juice, divided
• 1½ cups milk
• 3 cups flour
• ½ tablespoon baking soda
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• ⅔ cup butter, softened
• 1 cup white sugar
• ½ cup brown sugar
• 3 large eggs
• 1 teaspoons vanilla
• 8 oz cream cheese
• ⅓ cup butter, softened
• 3 - 3.5 cups powdered sugar
• 1 teaspoon lemon juice
• 1½ teaspoons lemon zest (from 1 lemon)

Directions

• Preheat oven to 350°. Grease and flour a 9 x 13 pan.
• Place 1½ tablespoons lemon juice in a measuring cup. Top to 1½ cups with milk. Set aside.
• Mix together mashed banana with 1 tablespoon lemon juice, set aside.
• Beat together butter, brown and white sugar until combined. Add in eggs one at a time and vanilla. Mix on high until light and fluffy (almost the texture of frosting).
• Combine flour, baking soda and salt in a medium bowl. Alternate adding flour mixture and milk to egg mixture stirring just until combined. (Do not overmix). Fold in bananas. Pour into prepared pan.
• Put into the oven and reduce heat to 300 degrees. Bake 60 - 70 minutes (see note below) or just until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean (do not over bake).
• Remove from oven and cool completely.
• Cream together butter & cream cheese until fluffy. Add in lemon zest and juice. Add powdered sugar a little at a time until you reach desired consistency. Spread over cooled cake.