Old-Fashioned Banana Cake

Name: Old-Fashioned Banana Cake
Prep time: 35 min
Cook time: 50 min
Yield: 8
Ingredients: 3 very ripe bananas, mashed; 3/4 cup granulated sugar; 1/2 cup light brown sugar, lightly packed; 1/2 cup vegetable oil; 2 extra-large eggs, at room temperature; 1/2 cup sour cream; 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract; Grated zest of 1 orange; 2 cups all-purpose flour; 1 teaspoon baking soda; 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt; 1/2 cup coarsely chopped walnuts (optional); Cream Cheese Frosting (recipe follows); Walnut halves, for decorating (optional); 6 ounces cream cheese, at room temperature; 6 tablespoons (3/4 stick) unsalted butter, at room temperature; 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract; 2 1/2 cups sifted confectioners' sugar (1/2 pound)

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INGREDIENTS

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3 very ripe bananas, mashed

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3/4 cup granulated sugar

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1/2 cup light brown sugar, lightly packed

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1/2 cup vegetable oil

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2 extra-large eggs, at room temperature

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1/2 cup sour cream

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1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

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Grated zest of 1 orange

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2 cups all-purpose flour

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1 teaspoon baking soda

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1/2 teaspoon kosher salt

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1/2 cup coarsely chopped walnuts (optional)

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Cream Cheese Frosting (recipe follows)

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Walnut halves, for decorating (optional)

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6 ounces cream cheese, at room temperature

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6 tablespoons (3/4 stick) unsalted butter, at room temperature

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1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

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2 1/2 cups sifted confectioners' sugar (1/2 pound)

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