Banana Cake with Honey Cinnamon Frosting

This is our GO-To dessert! DIVINE and pretty easy :) Start saving those old bananas!For the Cake:

• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour (spooned and leveled)
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, melted
• 1 1/2 cups mashed bananas (about 4 ripe bananas), plus 1 whole banana, for garnish (optional)
• 2 large eggs
• 1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
2. Make a well in center of flour mixture. In well, mix together butter, mashed bananas, eggs, and vanilla. Stir to incorporate flour mixture (do not overmix). Pour into pan.
3. Bake until a toothpick inserted in center of the cake comes out clean, 25 to 30 minutes. Remove cake from pan; cool completely on a wire rack. Spread top with Honey-Cinnamon Frosting.

For the Honey Cinnamon Frosting:

• 1 1/4 cup confectioners' sugar
• 1/4 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, room temperature
• 1 tablespoon honey
• 1/8 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Directions

1. In a medium bowl, using an electric mixer, beat confectioners' sugar, unsalted butter, honey, and ground cinnamon until smooth, 4 to 5 minutes

Adapted from MarthaStewert.com