Banana Cake *

2 cups banana, mashed
2 tsp lemon juice
3 cups all purpose flour
1 1/2 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp salt
1/4 tsp nutmeg
3/4 cup butter, room temperature
2 1/8 cup sugar
3 eggs, room temperature
2 tsp vanilla
1 1/2 cups buttermilk, room temperature

Preheat oven to 275.  Grease and flour a 13x9 pan.  In a small bowl, mix mashed banana with lemon juice; set aside.  In a medium bowl, mix flour, baking soda, nutmeg and salt; set aside.  In large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy.  Beat in eggs, one at a time.  Then add in 2 tsp vanilla.  On low, add the flour mixture alternately with the buttermilk.  Stir in banana mixture.  Pour batter into prepared pan and bake in preheated oven for 1 hour and 15 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.  Let cool completely before frosting.

Cream Cheese Frosting:

1 stick butter, room temperature
8 oz cream cheese, softened
1 tsp vanilla
3 1/2 cups powdered sugar
Chopped nuts or peanut butter chips

Cream the butter and cream cheese until smooth.  Beat in the vanilla.  Add powdered sugar and beat on low speed just until combined.  Don't over beat.  Sprinkle chopped nuts or peanut butter chips over top of frosting.