Banana Fudge Layer Cake

• 1/2 pound sweet butter
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 2 eggs
• 3 bananas mashed overripe
• 1 3/4 cups unbleached all purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2/3 teaspoon baking soda
• 5 tablespoons buttermilk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 8 ounces cream cheese at room temperature
• 6 tablespoons sweet butter at room temperature
• 3 cups confectioners sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/2 lemon optional

1. Cream together cream cheese and butter in a mixing bowl.
2. Slowly sift in confectioners' sugar and continue beating until fully incorporated. Mixture should be free of lumps.
3. Stir in vanilla and lemon juice. My mixture was too runny. So I kept adding more confectioners sugar a couple of tbsp at a time until I had the desired consistency.
4. Line a 13 x 9 inch with parchment paper and spray with cooking spray.
5. Melt the chocolate and butter in a sauce pan.
6. Mix into the other fudge ingredients in a stand mixer.
7. Pour the fudge into a thin layer on the bottom of the pan.
8. Place in the fridge so it will set - about 2 hours.
9. Meanwhile, preheat the oven to 350u0b0. Use cooking spray on 13 x 9-inch cake pan.
10. In a stand mixer, cream butter and sugar together until light and fluffy 3 - 4 minutes. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
11. Mash banana in bowl. Then, add mashed bananas to the mixing bowl and mix thoroughly.
12. Sift dry ingredients and add to butter and egg mixture. Add it 1/3 at a time. Finally, mix until the flour has been fully incorporated.
13. Add the buttermilk and the vanilla. Mix for 1 minute. Pour batter into the prepared pan.
14. Set on the middle rack of the oven and bake 23 to 25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Cool in the pan on a rack for 2 hours.
15. Grab the fudge and peel it off the parchment paper. Place it on top of the banana cake.
16. Finish by frosting the fudge topped cake with the Cream Cheese Frosting.
17. Serve and enjoy!

sweet butter, sugar, eggs, bananas mashed overripe, flour, salt, baking soda, buttermilk, vanilla, cream cheese, sweet butter, confectioners sugar, vanilla, lemon optional

Taken from www.yummly.com/recipe/Banana-Fudge-Layer-Cake-1098645 (may not work)