If I could only give one tip to making sure your banana cake recipe ends up tasting delicious, it is to make sure that you use very ripe bananas. By very ripe, I mean over ripe. I mean throw them away bananas. The bananas should be almost black. At the very least, there should be absolutely no green on them. The bananas should at least be a dark yellow with lots of brown spots. And this goes not only for banana cake recipes, but for any bread or muffin made with bananas as well.

Every southern cook wants the ultimate banana cake recipe. I think I may have the best banana cake recipe ever, and believe me, I have tried a lot of banana cake recipes. If you love bananas, banana bread, or banana muffins, and you've never tried a banana cake, you've got to sample this banana cake recipe. It's banana heaven.

Banana Cake Recipe Ingredients

Preheat oven to 300 degrees Fahrenheit. Mix together the mashed bananas and lemon juice. In a different bowl, mix all-purpose flour, cinnamon, baking soda, and salt. In another large bowl, cream together the butter and sugar. Beat in each egg one at a time. Add the vanilla. Alternate adding the flour mix and the buttermilk. Next, stir in the mashed banana mixture.

Banana Cake Frosting Ingredients

Cream together the butter and cream cheese until fluffy. Add the vanilla extract. Add confectioners sugar. Beat at low speed til mixed, then on high until smooth. Spread on the cooled banana cake. Sprinkle chopped pecans on top.

I have also made this banana cake recipe with no icing at all and it still tastes delicious. Or thin the banana cake frosting and drizzle it over the cake as a glaze. Chocolate frosting also tastes delicious on a banana cake. Here is a recipe for banana cake glaze frosting:

Note: This banana cake recipe freezes very well. Simply wrap very tightly in plastic wrap or aluminum foil after it has cooled for a few minutes. After taking the banana cake out of the freezer, let it come to room temperature before unwrapping the cake for frosting. It will taste fresh and amazingly moist.