Banana and Coconut Cake

Banana and Coconut Cake with Lemon Cream Cheese Frosting

Ingredients :
125g butter, softened (if using unsalted butter, add 1/4 tsp salt)
330g sugar
280g very ripe, mashed banana
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
2 large eggs
100ml buttermilk
225g self raising flour
1/2 tsp bicarbonate of soda
1/2 cup dessicated coconut (this is optional - only my addition to the recipe)

Method :
1. Preheat oven to 160 deg C. Grease and line a 22cm pan or line a muffin tin with cupcake pans.
2. Mix butter, sugar, banana, vanilla and eggs until well blended.
3. Add buttermilk and pulse to combine.
4. Sift flour, salt (if using), and bicarbonate of soda. Add to the banana batter and mix well.
5. Fold in coconut.
6. Pour onto baking tin or muffin tin. Bake for 50-60 minutes if using a baking tin, or 25-30 minutes if using a muffin tin.
7. Leave cake to cool before icing with cream cheese frosting.