Banana Cake With Banana Frosting

Preparation and cooking time does not include time to allow the cake to cool, then chill completely, which is an essential step.

• Ready In: 50 mins
• Serves: 16

Ingredients

• Cake

• 1 3⁄4 cups flour
• 1⁄2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
• 2 1⁄4 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 1⁄4 cups sugar
• 1⁄2 cup butter, softened
• 1⁄4 cup buttermilk
• 1 1⁄4 cups  mashed ripe bananas
• 2  large eggs

• Frosting

• 1  lb confectioners' sugar
• 6  tablespoons butter, softened
• 2  tablespoons  light cream
• 1  tablespoon light corn syrup
• 1⁄2 cup  ripe banana, mashed

Directions

1. For cake, preheat oven to 350°F.
2. Measure flour, soda, salt, baking powder and sugar into mixing bowl.
3. Add softened butter and mix at medium speed of electric mixer until the mixture is a "mealy" consistency.
4. Add buttermilk and mashed banana gradually and mix for four minutes; your mixture should be light and fluffy.
5. Scrape the mixture from the sides of the bowl and add eggs in two additions, beating after each addition of egg.
6. Pour into two greased and floured 9 inch cake pans and bake at 350° for about 25 minutes (cake should be golden brown).
7. Remove layers from pan and cool completely, then chill layers before you frost the cake (the icing is thin and it WILL RUN if cake is not cold!).
8. For frosting, cream butter and sugar together and slowly add the cream.
9. Add the mashed banana gradually, continuing to beat as you add it.
10. Add corn syrup and mix enough to blend well (corn syrup will help the thin frosting to "set").
11. Frost cake and store in refrigerator.