Banana Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting

February 6, 2019

Ingredients

1/2 poundsweet butter

1 cupgranulated sugar

2eggs

1 cupmashed ripe bananas

2 cupsunbleached all-purpose flour

1/2 teaspoonsalt

3/4 teaspoonbaking soda

1/3 cupbuttermilk

1 teaspoonvanilla extract

1 1/2 to 2medium-size, firm but ripe, bananas, sliced

1 1/2 cupshelled chopped walnuts

8 ouncescream cheese

2 ounces (1/2 stick)butter

2 teaspoonsvanilla extract

2/3 cupconfectioners’ sugar

2 tablespoonshoneycomb (from a jar of honey)

Preparation

1. Preheat the oven to 350ºF. Grease and flour two 9-inch layer cake pans.

2. Cream butter and sugar together until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Add mashed bananas, mixing thoroughly.

3. Sift dry ingredients and add to butter and egg mixture. Stir until flour has been incorporated completely. Add buttermilk and vanilla. Mix for 1 minute.

4. Pour batter into the prepared pans. Set on the middle rack of the oven and bake for 25 to 30 minutes or until cake tester inserted into the center comes out clean.

5. Cool in pans on a rack for 10 minutes. Unmold and cool on rack for 2 hours.

6. To prepare the frosting, beat together cream cheese and butter until light and fluffy (about 5 minutes). Add vanilla and confectioners’ sugar and beat until blended. Add honeycomb and beat well. Frost immediately or place frosting in the refrigerator for the next day.