Banana Layer Cake With Cream Cheese Frosting

Preheat oven to 350°F.

Coat 2-(8 inch) round cake pans with cooking spray; line bottoms with wax paper.

Coat wax paper with cooking spray.

Lightly spoon flour into dry measuring cups; level with a knife.

Combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a small mixing bowl, stirring well with a whisk.

Place granulated sugar, oil, vanilla extract, egg whites, and egg in a large bowl; beat with a mixer at medium speed until well blended.

Add mashed banana; beat well.

Add flour mixture and buttermilk alternately to sugar mixture, begining and ending with flour mixture.

Pour batter into prepared pans.

Bake for 35 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean.

Cool 10 minutes on wire racks; remove from pans.

Peel off wax paper; cool completely on wire racks.

To prepare frosting: place cream cheese and vanilla extract in a large bowl; beat with a mixer at medium speed until fluffy.

Add powdered sugar; beat at low speed until smooth.

Place 1 cake layer on a plate; spread with 1/2 cup icing, and top with other cake layer.

Spread remaining icing over top and sides of cake.

Sprinkle pecans and coconut or/& chocolate curls over top of cake; all of these are optional.

Cake is lovely as is!

Store cake loosley covered in refrigerator.

Enjoy, you have earned it.