Recipe Girl’s Banana-Carrot Cake with Cinnamon-Cream Cheese Frosting

INGREDIENTS

Recipe Shared with Permission from Lori (Recipe Girl)

2 cups

all-purpose flour

2 tsp

baking soda

1 tsp

ground cinnamon

1/2 tsp

salt

1 1/2 cups

granulated white sugar

large eggs

1/2 cup

buttermilk

1 tsp

vanilla extract

1 1/2 cups

finely grated carrots (about 3/4 pound)

1 cup

mashed ripe banana (2 large or 3 medium bananas)

8 tbsp

unsalted butter, melted and cooled slightly

12 oz

cream cheese (at room temperature)

8 tbsp

unsalted butter, at room temperature

1 lb

powdered sugar (sifted)

2 tbsp

packed light brown sugar

2 tsp

vanilla extract

1 tsp

ground cinnamon

1/2 cup

pecans (chopped, optional)