Banana Cake

Ingredients 

•  2 teaspoons lemon juice
•  1 1/2 cups mashed bananas
•  3 cups all-purpose flour
•  1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 3/4 cup butter
•  2 1/8 cups white sugar
•  3 eggs
•  2 teaspoons vanilla extract
•  1 1/2 cups buttermilk

• 1 recipe cream cheese frosting
• Chopped walnuts, optional

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 275 degrees Fahrenheit. Grease and flour a 9x13 inch pan. Set aside.
2. In a small bowl, mix mashed bananas with lemon juice, set aside. In a medium bowl, mix flour, baking soda and salt. Set aside.
3. In a large bowl, cream together 3/4 cup butter and 2 1/8 cups sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs one at a time, then stir in 2 teaspoons vanilla. Beat in the flour mixture alternately with the buttermilk. Stir in banana mixture. Pour batter into prepared pan.
4. Bake in preheated oven 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.
5. Frost cake with cream cheese frosting. Press walnuts onto frosting, if desired. Refrigerate until ready to serve.