Lady Bird Cake - Paula Deen

Ingredients

• 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
• 2 cups sugar
• 3 large eggs, room temperature
• 2 cups mashed ripe bananas
• 1 (12-ounce) jar pineapple preserves
• 3 cups All-purpose flour
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• ½ teaspoon Kosher salt
• ½ cup whole buttermilk
• 1 cup chopped pitted dates
• Pineapple Cream Cheese Frosting (recipe follows)
• chopped pecans, for garnish
• dried pineapple, for garnish
• sliced banana, for garnish
• 1 cup unsalted butter
• 1 (8-ounce) package cream cheese, softened
• ¼ cup pineapple preserves
• 6½ cups Confectioners' sugar