This banana cake recipe uses fresh mashed bananas and buttermilk for super moist results. It was made for me by a friend while I was visiting her after she had delivered her 11th child. I told her, "I should have baked for you!"
Ingredients
- 1.5 cups mashed bananas
- 2 teaspoons lemon juice
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1.5 teaspoons baking soda
- 0.25 teaspoons salt
- 2.13 cups white sugar
- 0.75 cups butter
- 3 eggs
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1.5 cups buttermilk
Instructions
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Gather all ingredients. Preheat the oven to 275 degrees F (135 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9x13-inch pan.
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Make cake: Mix mashed bananas with lemon juice in a small bowl.
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Mix flour, baking soda, and salt in a medium bowl.
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Cream sugar and butter in a large bowl until light and fluffy, 3 to 4 minutes.
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Beat in eggs one at a time, then stir in vanilla.
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Beat in flour mixture alternately with buttermilk. Stir in banana mixture.
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Pour batter into the prepared pan.
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Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean, about 1 hour.
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Remove cake from the oven and place it directly into the freezer for 45 minutes. This will make the cake very moist.
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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.
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Spread frosting on cooled cake.
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Serve and enjoy!
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