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Banana Cake With Cream Cheese Frosting

Best Ever Banana Cake With Cream Cheese Frosting

A delicious banana cake that has a texture similar to carrot cake.

Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Keyword Banana Cake With Cream Cheese Frosting
Prep Time 45 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Freezer 45 minutes
Total Time 2 hours 30 minutes
Servings 6
Calories 425 kcal

Ingredients

  • 1 1/4 cups bananas mashed, ripe
  • 2 teaspoons lemon juice
  • 3 cups flour
  • 1 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 3/4 cup butter softened
  • 2 1/8 cups sugar
  • 3 large eggs
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla
  • 1 1/2 cups buttermilk

Frosting

  • 1/2 cup butter softened
  • 1 8 ounce package cream cheese, softened
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 3 1/2 cups icing sugar

Garnish

  • chopped walnuts

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 275°. Grease and flour a 9 x 13 pan.
  2. In a small bowl, mix mashed banana with the lemon juice; set aside.
  3. In a medium bowl, mix the flour, baking soda and salt; set aside.
  4. In a large bowl, cream the 3/4 cup butter and 2 1/8 cups sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs, one at a time, then stir in 2 tsp vanilla. Beat in the flour mixture alternately with the buttermilk. Stir in the banana mixture.
  5. Pour the batter into prepared pan and bake in preheated oven for one hour or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Remove from the oven and place directly into the freezer for 45 minutes. This will make the cake very moist.
  6. For the frosting, cream the butter and cream cheese until smooth. Beat in 1 teaspoon vanilla. Add the icing sugar and beat on low speed until combined, then on high speed until frosting is smooth.
  7. Spread on cooled cake.

Recipe Notes

Sprinkle chopped walnuts over the top of the frosting, if desired.