Readers' Favorite Banana Cake | Recipe Saver

Ingredients

• ***For the cake:***
• 2/3 cup butter, softened, plus more, to taste, for greasing the baking dish
• 3 cups flour, plus more, to taste, for dusting the baking dish
• 2 1/2 tablespoons lemon juice, divided
• 1 1/2 cups milk
• 1 1/3 cups bananas (about 2 bananas), mashed
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 3 large eggs
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• ***For the frosting:***
• 1 (8-ounce) package cream cheese
• 1/3 cup butter, softened
• 1 1/2 teaspoons lemon zest
• 1 teaspoon lemon juice
• 3 cups confectioners' sugar, plus more, to taste
• 1 banana, optional, sliced, for topping