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This banana cake with cream cheese frosting is light and fluffy Just Just the right amount of silky smooth frosting on top. If you have overripe bananas, this is the way to use them!
If you like this banana cake, here are a few more recipes you should try: Banana Bread Bars, Banana Oatmeal Cookies, or Chocolate Banana Bread is a little different (but still So delicious!)
Banana Cake Recipe
So I’m terrible at deciding how many bananas to buy. (And how many do we end up eating!) There are so many that we either run out too quickly or seem to ripen all at once. You can only eat so many bananas in a day and by the next day they are overripe… so all that was left for me to do was make a delicious banana cake with cream cheese frosting!
This recipe is everything that makes banana bread great, but in sheet cake form! Easy to make for a crowd and always a hit. So grab those overripe bananas and get ready to make this easy cake that you just can’t stop eating!
All you need
Cake Ingredients
- Unsalted Butter: Adds richness, flavor and moisture to the cake. (Plus, it browns to make it even tastier!)
- Granulated Sugar & Brown Sugar: Both work to pick up the banana cake.
- Eggs: Tie all the ingredients together!
- Vanilla extract, Improves the overall taste of the cake.
- Sour Cream: Adds moisture and tanginess to the cake and also helps soften the crumb. Don’t pass it up!
- Mashed Bananas: For sweetness, moisture and banana flavor. Ripe and well-ripened bananas work best here!
- All Purpose Flour: Banana is the main dry ingredient that gives structure to the cake.
- Baking Soda: A leavening agent that helps the banana cake rise.
- Salt: A little helps to balance all the flavors.
Cream cheese Frosting ingredients
- Unsalted Butter & Cream Cheese: These two make up the base of the frosting, adding richness, creaminess and structure.
- Vanilla bean paste, Flavor the frosting. You can also use pure vanilla extract as a substitute!
- Milk: Thin the frosting to a spreadable consistency.
- Sugar Powder: Makes the frosting sweet and nice and smooth.
- Salt: The frosting balances the sweetness.
How to Make Banana Cake (And Homemade Cream Cheese Frosting!)
For the cake:
- Preheat the oven, prepare the pan: Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit and spray a 9×13 inch metal baking pan with pan spray, preferably flour spray.
- Brown the butter: Add butter to a small saucepan and melt over medium heat for 5-8 minutes until brown and fragrant. Remove from heat and then let the butter cool to room temperature.
- Banana mixture: Combine the browned butter, granulated sugar and brown sugar in a large bowl and beat with an electric mixer or stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment. Mix in the eggs and vanilla, then stir in the sour cream and mashed bananas. Scrape the sides and bottom of the bowl to make sure everything is thoroughly combined.
- Mix with dry ingredients and bake: Add the flour, baking soda, and salt and mix until combined. Pour batter into prepared baking pan and spread evenly. Bake for 33-35 minutes, until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean.
- Cool and Frost: Let the cake cool completely before frosting.
For the frosting:
- Cream cheese mixtureBeat butter and cream cheese until smooth.
- Mix in the rest of the ingredients: Add the vanilla bean paste, milk, powdered sugar and salt and mix until smooth.
- Frost: Spread on top of cooled cake. Then top with sliced fresh bananas if desired and serve.
Tips and tricks
- Sour Cream Substitutes: What makes this cake so moist and tender is the bananas but also the sour cream. You can also use regular Greek yogurt! Both work great so use whatever you have on hand.
- Do not overmix:The best thing about this banana cake is how soft and moist it is. Avoid overmixing your batter, mix only until the ingredients are combined or your cake will become tough and rubbery.
- Wait until frost: You’ll have to wait until the cake is completely cool before adding the frosting, but you’ll be so glad you did. The cream cheese on top is divine! If you add it too soon it will melt into the cake.
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Cake
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit and spray a 9×13 inch metal baking pan with pan spray, preferably flour spray.
- Add butter to a small saucepan and melt over medium heat for 5-8 minutes until brown and fragrant. Remove from heat and let the butter cool to room temperature.
- Place the browned butter, granulated sugar and brown sugar in a large bowl and beat with an electric mixer or stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment. Mix in the eggs and vanilla, then stir in the sour cream and mashed bananas. Scrape the sides and bottom of the bowl to make sure everything is thoroughly combined.
- Add flour, baking soda and salt and mix. Pour batter into prepared baking pan and spread evenly. Bake for 33-35 minutes, until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean.
- Let the cake cool completely before frosting.
Frosting
- Beat butter and cream cheese until smooth. Add the vanilla bean paste, milk, powdered sugar and salt and mix until smooth. Spread over cooled cake. Serve with sliced fresh bananas on top if desired.
Updated on April 7, 2024
Offering: 1piecesCalories: 522kilocaloriesCarbohydrates: 75gProtein: 5gFat: 23gSaturated Fat: 14gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 6gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 89mgSodium: 290mgPotassium: 192mgFiber: 1gSugar: 55gVitamin A: 781IUVitamin C: 3mgCalcium: 53mgIron: 1mg
Nutritional information is automatically calculated, so it can only be used as an approximation.
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