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Easy banana cake with cream cheese frosting served in generous squares, topped with fresh banana and surrounded by ripe bananas.

Banana Cake

Recipe by: Jamielyn Nye
Prep Time: 30 minutes
Cook Time: 45 minutes
Total Time: 1 hour 15 minutes
Servings: 18
Moist, flavorful, and topped with a thick layer of cream cheese frosting, this banana cake recipe is an easy way to deliver a bakery-style dessert right at home using ripe bananas!

Ingredients

Cake

  • 1 ⅓ cups (275 g) mashed bananas , about 3 bananas
  • 3 cups (415 g) all-purpose flour
  • 1 ½ teaspoons baking soda
  • ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup (200 g) granulated sugar
  • ½ cup (100 g) brown sugar
  • ¾ cup (170 g) salted butter
  • 3 eggs
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 1 ½ cups buttermilk

Frosting

  • ½ cup salted butter , softened
  • 1 8 ounce package cream cheese , softened
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 3 ½ cups confectioners sugar

Instructions

  • Preheat and prepare: Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease and flour a 9x13 inch cake pan.
  • Whisk dry ingredients: In a medium sized mixing bowl, whisk together 3 cups flour, 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda, 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon and 1/2 teaspoon salt. Set aside.
  • Cream wet ingredients: In a large mixing bowl, cream together 3/4 cup butter, 1 cup sugar and 1/2 cup brown sugar for 4-5 minutes, or until light and fluffy. Add 3 eggs, one at a time, and then mix in 2 teaspoons vanilla and the mashed bananas.
  • Alternate flour and buttermilk: Mix in half the buttermilk, then half the flour mixture, alternating until they are all incorporated.
  • Bake: Pour batter in the cake pan and bake for 45 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean.
  • Cool: Cool completely before frosting,
  • Make frosting: In a medium sized mixing bowl, cream 1/2 cup butter and 1 package cream cheese. Add vanilla. Using a hand mixer, beat in the 3 1/2 cups of powdered sugar. Beat until smooth.
  • Spread frosting: Spread frosting on cooled cake and serve!

Notes

Variation: Add mix-ins such as chopped walnuts, pecans or chocolate chips.
Storage: Store in a covered container in the refrigerator 3-5 days. 

Nutrition

Calories: 454kcal, Carbohydrates: 75g, Protein: 6g, Fat: 15g, Saturated Fat: 9g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g, Monounsaturated Fat: 4g, Trans Fat: 1g, Cholesterol: 64mg, Sodium: 295mg, Potassium: 157mg, Fiber: 2g, Sugar: 42g, Vitamin A: 489IU, Vitamin C: 2mg, Calcium: 44mg, Iron: 2mg

Nutrition provided is an estimate. It will vary based on specific ingredients used.
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