Barefoot Contessa's Old Fashioned Banana Cake

One way of using all the overripe bananas sitting on our counter top.Moist flavorful cake topped with cream cheese icing and walnuts.

MY DAUGHTER BAKED AND ICED THIS CAKE ALL BY HERSELF!

3 very ripe bananas,mashed
1/4c. granulated sugar
1/2c. light brown sugar lightly packed
1/2c. vegetable oil
2 extra large eggs, room temperature
1/2c. sour cream
1t. pure vanilla extract
2c. All purpose flour
1t. baking soda
1/2t. salt
1/2c. coarsely chopped walnuts and Walnuts halves for decorating

Preheat oven to 350.Grease and flour 9x12-inch round cake pan
In a bowl of electric mixer fitted with a paddle attachment,mix bananas, granulated sugar, and brown sugar on low speed until combined.With the mixer still on low,add the dry ingredients  until combined. Stir in chopped walnuts. Pour into a prepared pan and bake for 45-50 minutes,or until toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool in the pan for 15 minutes,turn out onto cooling rack and cool completely.

Spread frosting thickly on top and decorate with walnut halves.

Cream Cheese Frosting

6 0z cream cheese at room temperature
6T. Unsalted butter at room temperature
1t. pure vanilla extract
21/2c. siftted powdered sugar

Mix cream cheese,butter, and vanilla in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with a paddle attachment on low speed until just combined. Add sugar and mix until smooth.