Banana Snack Cake With Delicious Cream Cheese Frosting - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3/4 cup sugar (more or less to taste)
1/3 cup butter, softened
1 cup mashed ripe banana
1/4 cup buttermilk
2 teaspoons vanilla
1 egg
1 1/4 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 - 1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/8 teaspoon clove (can use more to taste)
1/8 teaspoon nutmeg (can use more to taste)
1/2 cup chopped walnuts (optional) or 1/2 cup mini chocolate chip (optional)
FROSTING
2 cups confectioners' sugar
1 (3 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
2 tablespoons butter, softened
1 - 1 1/2 tablespoon whipping cream (unwhipped) or 1 -1 1/2 tablespoon half-and-half cream
1/2 teaspoon vanilla

Preparation

Set oven to 350 degrees.
Grease and flour a 8 or 9-inch square baking dish.
In a large bowl, beat sugar, and butter until light and fluffy.
Add in the mashed bananas, buttermilk, vanilla and egg; mix well.
In a small bowl sift together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, cloves and nutmeg.
Add into the creamed mixture; mix well.
Stir in the nuts or chocolate chips.
Spread the batter into prepared baking pan.
Bake for 25-30 minutes, or until the cake test done, and is a golden brown.
Cool completely before frosting.
For frosting: In a medium bowl, combine all frosting ingredients.
Beat until smooth and creamy.
Spread over cooled cake.