Ingredients:

1 1⁄2 cups bananas, mashed, ripe

2 teaspoons lemon juice

3 cups flour

1 1⁄2 teaspoons baking soda

1⁄4 teaspoon salt

3⁄4 cup butter, softened

2 1⁄8 cups sugar

3 large eggs

2 teaspoons vanilla

1 1⁄2 cups buttermilk

Frosting:

1⁄2 cup butter, softened

1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened

1 teaspoon vanilla

3 1⁄2 cups icing sugar

Garnish:

chopped walnuts

Directions:

Preheat oven to 275°.

Grease and flour a 9 x 13 pan.

In a small bowl, mix mashed banana with the lemon juice; set aside.

In a medium bowl, mix flour, baking soda and salt; set aside.

In a large bowl, cream 3/4 cup butter and 2 1/8 cups sugar until light and fluffy.

Beat in eggs, one at a time, then stir in 2 tsp vanilla.

Beat in the flour mixture alternately with the buttermilk.

Stir in banana mixture.

Pour batter into prepared pan and bake in preheated oven for one hour or until toothpick inserted in center comes

out clean.