Baking my dad’s favorite banana cake for his birthday 🌼 -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 -directions- • Preheat oven to 275°F (135C). • 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. • Remove from oven and place directly into the freezer for 45 minutes. This will make the cake very moist. • Spread desired ...