Banana Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

cake
2 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 cups sugar
3 eggs, separated
1/2 cup canola oil
1 cup mashed banana
1/2 cup buttermilk
icing
8 ounces cream cheese, room temperature
4 tablespoons butter, softened
2 cups confectioners' sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 tablespoon lemon juice

Preparation

For Cake.
Preheat oven to 350\u00b0F.
Grease a 13x9 inch pan.
Stir together the flour, baking soda, and salt.
Set two large spoonfuls of sugar aside.
In a large bowl, beat the egg yolks with the remaining sugar, beat until light in texture, then add the mashed banana, oil and buttermilk, mix well.
Add the dry ingredients to the banana mixture and beat until smooth.
In a separate bowl, beat the egg whites with the two spoonfuls of sugar until they are stiff but moist.
Plop the beaten whites on top of the batter and fold in until blended.
Spread evenly in the prepared pan and bake for 35-40 minutes,or until a cake tester(I use wooden kabob skewers -- LOL) inserted in the centre comes out clean.
Let cool in the pan and frost with the following cream cheese icing.
Cream Cheese Icing.
Combine the cream cheese, butter, confectioner's sugar and lemon juice in a mixing bowl or the bowl of a food processor.
Beat well or process until smooth and spreadable.
Makes 3 cups of icing.