Banana Cake with Creamy Frosting | Paula Deen

Ingredients

• ⅔ cup unsalted butter, softened
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• ½ cup dark brown sugar, firmly packed
• 3 large eggs, room temperature
• 1 cup ripe mashed bananas (about 2 large bananas)
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 3 cups All-purpose flour
• 1½ teaspoons baking soda
• ¼ teaspoon Kosher salt
• 1½ cups whole buttermilk, room temperature
• ½ cup unsalted butter, softened
• 1 (16-ounce) package Confectioners' sugar
• 2 to 4 tablespoons whole buttermilk
• ½ teaspoon Kosher salt
• sliced bananas for garnish, optional
• chopped salted cashews for garnish, optional