Banana Cake w Cream Cheese Frosting
Easy Banana Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting is an old-fashioned banana dessert that's so moist, incredibly soft and tender.
Servings 12 Servings
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Ingredients
- 1 ¾ cups ripe bananas mashed
- 1 tbsp lemon zest fresh
- 2 tsp lemon juice
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 ½ tsp baking soda
- ¼ tsp salt
- ¾ cups unsalted butter softened
- 2 ¼ cups sugar
- 3 eggs large
- 2 tsp vanilla
- 1 ½ cups buttermilk
Frosting
- ½ cup butter softened
- 8 oz cream cheese softened
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 3 ½ cups powdered sugar
- walnuts chopped for garnish, optional
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 °F.
- Grease and flour a 9 x 13 pan.
- In a small bowl, mix the mashed banana with the lemon juice and zest. Set aside.
- In a medium bowl, mix flour, baking soda and salt, set aside.
- In the bowl of an electric stand mixer, cream ¾ cup butter and 2 1/8 cups of sugar until light and fluffy.
- Beat in eggs, one at a time, then mix in 2 tsp vanilla.
- Beat in the flour mixture alternately with the buttermilk.
- Stir in banana mixture. Pour batter into the prepared pan and bake in preheated oven for one hour or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
- Remove from oven and place directly into the freezer for 45 minutes.
Frosting
- Cream the butter and cream cheese together until smooth. Beat in 1 teaspoon of vanilla. Add powdered sugar and beat on low speed until combined, then on high speed until the frosting is smooth. Spread on cooled cake.
- Sprinkle chopped walnuts over top of the frosting, if desired.
Nutrition
Calories: 687kcal | Carbohydrates: 104g | Protein: 7g | Fat: 28g | Saturated Fat: 17g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 7g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 114mg | Sodium: 356mg | Potassium: 203mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 77g | Vitamin A: 968IU | Vitamin C: 3mg | Calcium: 72mg | Iron: 2mg
This recipe was calculated using the exact brands and measurements I used to make this recipe. If you are following a strict diet please note changing anything will cause the nutritional info to change. My calculations are intended as a guide only.
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