Best Ever Banana Cake With Cream Cheese Frosting

to a carrot cake... I personally would not call this frosted banana bread :o) Depending on the amount of frosting you like you can decide whether to half the recipe or not. I used the full recipe and had some leftover.

INGREDIENTS

• 1 1/2 cups bananas, mashed, ripe
• 2  teaspoons lemon juice
• 3  cups flour
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 3/4 cup butter, softened
• 2 1/8 cups sugar
• 3  large eggs
• 2  teaspoons vanilla
• 1 1/2 cups buttermilk
• Frosting
• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
• 1  teaspoon vanilla
• 3 1/2 cups icing sugar
• Garnish
•  chopped walnuts

DIRECTIONS

1. Preheat oven to 275�F (135C).
2. Grease and flour a 9 x 13 pan.
3. In a small bowl, mix mashed banana with the lemon juice; set aside.