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Cake- Banana Snack Cake w/ Brown Butter Frosting




List of Ingredients



• 1 1/3 cups mashed fully ripe bananas (about 4 medium)
  
• 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
  
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
  
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
  
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
  
• 1/8 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  
• 3/4 cup packed brown sugar
  
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
  
• 1/2 cup butter or margarine
  
• 2 large eggs
  
• Brown Butter Frosting
  
• 6 tablespoons butter ( not substitutions)
  
• 3 cups confectioners sugar
  
• 5 tablespoons milk
  
• 2 teaspoon vanilla extract
  






Instructions



1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease a 13 x 9 x 2-inch metal baking pan; dust with flour.
   
   
2. In small bowl, mix bananas with lemon juice, and vanilla. On waxed paper, mix flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt and cinnamon.
   
   
3. In large bowl, with mixer at medium speed, beat sugars with butter until light and creamy, about 5 minutes, scraping bowl often with rubber spatula.
   
   
4. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. At low speed, alternately add flour mixture and banana mixture, beginning and ending with flour mixture; beat just until smooth.
   
   
5. Spoon batter into pan and spread evenly. Bake cake 25 to 30 minutes, until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool cake in pan on wire rack.
   
   
6. Prepare Brown Butter Frosting: In a 1-quart saucepan, heat butter over medium heat until melted and dark nutty brown in color but not burned, about 6 to 8 minutes, stirring occasionally. Immediately, transfer butter to pie plate. Refrigerate until firm, about 30 minutes.
   
   
7. In large bowl, with mixer at medium speed, beat chilled butter, confectioners' sugar, milk, and vanilla until creamy and smooth. Spread frosting over cooled cake. Makes 24 servings.