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Ingredients
For the Cake:
3Large mashed bananas
3cupsflour
1 ½c.Whole milk
2 ½tbsp.Lemon juice
½tbsp.Baking soda
½tsp.Salt
⅔c.Butter at room temperature
3Large eggs at room temperature
1c.Granulated sugar
½c.Brown sugar
1tsp.Vanilla
For the Icing:
⅓c.Butter
8oz.Cream cheese
1 ½tsp.Lemon zest
1tsp.Lemon juice
3c.Powdered sugar
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
Mash up 3 large bananas, add 1 tablespoon of lemon juice to them, and set aside.
Pour 1 ½ tablespoons of lemon juice into a measuring cup, and add in 1 ½ cups of milk. Set the milk mixture aside for later use.
Using a stand mixer, beat together ⅔ cup room temperature butter, 1 cup granulated sugar and ½ cup brown sugar.
Slowly add in 3 eggs a little at a time to the butter mixture.
Pour in 1 teaspoon of vanilla, and beat the butter and sugar mixture until it is fluffy and creamy.
In a mixing bowl, combine the flour, baking soda and salt.
Add the flour mixture a little at a time to the butter mixture, alternating with a bit of the milk and lemon mixture. Be sure not to overmix the batter at this time.
Once all of the flour mixture and milk have been incorporated into the cake mix, fold in the mashed bananas, and pour the batter into a greased 13x9 pan.
Bake the cake in the oven for 60 minutes, or until a knife comes out clean when inserted into the center.
When the cake has finished cooking, set it off to the side to cool.
In a mixing bowl, beat together ½ cup of softened butter and 8 ounces of cream cheese until well blended. Add in 1 teaspoon of lemon juice and 1 ½ teaspoons of lemon zest.
Slowly add in 3 cups of powdered sugar a little at a time. Mix until you have reached the desired icing texture.
Once the cake has cooled, top it with a thick layer of icing.
Top the slices of cake with freshly cut bananas, and serve.