Roses Yummy Banana Cake Food

ROSE'S YUMMY BANANA CAKE

Steps:

• In a large mixing bowl, cream together the sugar and butter. Add the mashed bananas; combining well. To this mixture, add the sour cream, eggs, vanilla, baking soda adn salt. Beat until well combined. Add the flour and nuts. Mixing to combine well.
• Pour into prepared, greased and floured pan. Bake at 350 degrees. Depending on size of pan used; bake until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. You can bake this in any size or type pan. It's not a huge rising cake, so fill your pans accordingly.
• To make the frosting, mix powdered sugar, banana, butter and cream cheese. Stir in vanilla and enough milk to make spreading consistency. Frost cooled banana cake.
• This recipe can easily be doubled or tripled for larger quantity without trouble.
• One note on the bananas for the cake portion -- the riper the better! I actually prefer that the bananas to be engrossly black for this recipe.

BEST EVER BANANA CAKE WITH CREAM CHEESE FROSTING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 275°F (135C).
• Grease and flour a 9 x 13 pan.
• In a small bowl, mix mashed banana with the lemon juice; set aside.
• In a medium bowl, mix flour, baking soda and salt; set aside.
• In a large bowl, cream 3/4 cup butter and 2 1/8 cups sugar until light and fluffy.
• Beat in eggs, one at a time, then stir in 2 tsp vanilla.
• Beat in the flour mixture alternately with the buttermilk.
• Stir in banana mixture.
• Pour batter into prepared pan and bake in preheated oven for one hour or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
• Remove from oven and place directly into the freezer for 45 minutes. This will make the cake very moist.
• For the frosting, cream the butter and cream cheese until smooth.
• Beat in 1 teaspoon vanilla.
• Add icing sugar and beat on low speed until combined, then on high speed until frosting is smooth.
• Spread on cooled cake.
• Sprinkle chopped walnuts over top of the frosting, if desired.