Banana Cake

I had bananas and they needed to be used!!!  Of course, I could have made banana bread or our favorite banana drop cookies, but I decided to try something new, Banana Cake.  I found this recipe through Pinterest, of course, which led me to keyingredient.com.  It was a huge hit at our house!

Banana Cake

3/4 cup butter
2 cups sugar
3 eggs
2 tsp vanilla extract
3 cups flour
1-1/2 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp salt
1-1/2 cups buttermilk
2 tsp lemon juice
1-1/2 cups mashed bananas

Frosting:
1/2 cup butter, softened
8 oz. cream cheese, softened
3-1/2 cups confectioners sugar (powdered)
1 tsp vanilla extract

Preheat oven to 275 degrees.  Grease and flour a 9x13 inch pan.  In a small bowl, mix mashed bananas with lemon juice, set aside. 
In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy.  Beat in the eggs one at a time then stir in vanilla.  Add in baking soda and salt.  Alternately mix in flour and buttermilk.  Stir in banana mixture and pour into prepared pan.
Bake for 1 hour or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean.  Remove from oven and place directly into freezer for 45 minutes.  This will make the cake very moist.
Frosting:  Cream butter and cream cheese until smooth.  Beat in vanilla then add powdered sugar until combined.  Beat on high until frosting is smooth.  Spread on cooled cake.