Banana Snack Cake With Delicious Cream Cheese Frosting

• 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

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

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Taken from www.food.com/recipe/banana-snack-cake-with-delicious-cream-cheese-frosting-94666 (may not work)