Banana Cake

Banana Cake (from Mom’s Who Think)
Ingredients:
1/2 cup butter1 1/2 cups sugar 2 large eggs, beaten 2 cups flour, sifted 1/2 tsp. of salt 1/4 tsp. baking powder 1/2 cup milk 1/4 tsp. vanilla 3/4 tsp. baking soda (add to pureed bananas) 3 pureed bananas, very ripe
Cream Cheese Frosting:
1/2 stick butter, softened8 oz. cream cheese, softened 1 box powdered sugar (1 lb.) 2 tsp. vanilla extract
Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour a 9x13" baking pan or two 9" layer cake pans.
2. Cream butter, sugar and eggs. Sift flour several times, then add the salt and baking powder to the flour.
3. To the creamed butter mixture, add the milk and flour (alternating, beginning and ending with flour).
4. Add vanilla and mashed bananas (with the baking soda added to the bananas) to this mixture.
5. Bake layer cakes (9") for 25-30 minutes, oblong (9x13") for 35-40 minutes.
Frosting Directions:
1. Mix cream cheese and butter until smooth, add sugar and vanilla and blend well. Spread on cooled cake.