Banana Nut Cake

Banana Nut Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting

The easiest way to have this and have it be super yummy is to ask my mom to make it for you!  Yum!

Assuming you don't have that option:

2 1/3 cup flour

1 2/3 cup sugar

3-4 large very ripe bananas, mashed

2/3 cup butter (in sticks this equals about 11 Tbsp = 1 full stick plus 3 lines from the next stick)

2/3 cup walnuts or pecans

2/3 cup buttermilk

1 1/4 tsp baking powder

1 1/4 tsp baking soda

1/4 tsp vanilla

3 eggs

Heat oven to 350. Grease and flour two 9" round pans.  In large bowl beat all cake ingredients with electric mixer on low for 30 seconds.  Once well combined, beat on high for 3 minutes.  Pour into pans.

Bake 35-40 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean.  Cool about 10 minutes, then remove from pan to cooling rack.  Cool completely (about an hour).

Cream Cheese Frosting:

1 (8oz) pkg cream cheese, softened

1/4 cup butter, softened

1 cup powdered sugar

1/2 tsp vanilla

In medium bowl, cream together cream cheese and butter.  Mix in vanilla.  Gradually stir in powdered sugar.  Add more sugar if you want it to be thicker...mine came out a little runny but set up nicely in the fridge.

Frost top of one cake.  Plop other cake on top of frosting and frost top and sides of whole contraption.  You may need to make another batch of frosting depending on how well you like your cream cheese frosting!  I recommend chilling for a beat to set frosting.  I found it was better on day two after an overnight in the fridge. 
But, Mom's was way better!