Bananas and Cream Cake

Ingredients

CAKE

• 2 2/3 cups flour
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 3/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
• 3 eggs
• 3/4 cup light brown sugar
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 1 cup mashed ripe banana (about 3 med)
• 1 cup whipping cream
• 3/4 cup finely chopped pecans

CREAM CHEESE ICING

• 2 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
• 1/4 cup butter
• 1 1/2-2 cups icing sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla

Directions

1. 1

   Set oven to 350 degrees.

2. 2

   Set oven rack to second-lowest position.

3. 3

   Grease 2 8-in round baking pans, or 1 13x9-in baking pan.

4. 4

   FOR CAKE: In a small bowl, combine, flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt and nutmeg.

5. 5

   In a large bowl, beat eggs well, add brown sugar and beat until thick and light.

6. 6

   Stir in vanilla and bananas.

7. 7

   In a small bowl, whip cream.

8. 8

   Beat half of the flour mixture into the eggs.

9. 9

   Continue beating at low speed until blended.

10. 10

    Add whippd cream, and then remaining flour mixture.

11. 11

    Fold in pecans.

12. 12

    Divide batter between 2 round 8-in pans.

13. 13

    Bake for 35 mins, or until cake tests done.

14. 14

    Cool 10 mins, remove from pan; cool completely.

15. 15

    CREAM CHEESE ICING: Combine cream cheese and butter in a mixing bowl.

16. 16

    Beat until creamy.

17. 17

    Add icing sugar and beat until smooth.

18. 18

    Stir in vanilla.

19. 19

    Fill and frost cake.