Banana Cake

                                                                    
                                                             Banana Cake

Ingredients:

• 1/2 cup butter
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 2 large eggs, beaten
• 2 cups flour, sifted
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1/4 teaspoon vanilla
• 3/4 teaspoon baking soda (add to pureed bananas)
• 3 pureed bananas, very ripe

Cream Cheese Frosting:

• 1/2 stick butter, softened
• 8 oz. cream cheese, softened
• 1 box powdered sugar (1 lb.)
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract

Directions:

•  Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease and flour a 9x13" baking pan or two 9" layer cake pans.
• Cream butter, sugar and eggs. Sift flour several times, then add the salt and baking powder to the flour.
• To the creamed butter mixture, add the milk and flour (alternating, beginning and ending with flour).
• Add vanilla and mashed bananas (with the baking soda added to the bananas) to this mixture.
• Bake layer cakes (9") for 25-30 minutes, oblong (9x13") for 35-40 minutes.

Frosting Directions:

• Mix cream cheese and butter until smooth, add sugar and vanilla and blend well. Spread on cooled cake.