Banana Cake

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup unsalted butter, softened
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 3 large eggs
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1/2 tsp table salt
• 1 1/2 cups (about 3) very ripe bananas, mashed
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 8 oz cream cheese, softened
• 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 3 1/2 cups powdered sugar

Before you start

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Grease and flour a 9x13-in pan.
• Soften the butter and cream cheese.

Directions

1. Cream until fluffy: unsalted butter, sugar.
2. Beat in one at a time: step 1, eggs, vanilla extract.
3. Whisk: all-purpose flour, baking soda, baking powder, table salt.
4. Mix in alternately: step 2, step 3, very ripe bananas, buttermilk.
5. Bake 350°F 30 to 40 min, until a toothpick comes out clean: step 4.
6. Cool completely: step 5.
7. Beat smooth: cream cheese, unsalted butter.
8. Beat in until fluffy: step 7, vanilla extract, powdered sugar.
9. Spread over cake: step 6, step 8.