Banana Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting
Banana Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting is a great dessert to take to your next potluck. The cream cheese frosting is so decadent and tangy.
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Servings: 12 servings
Calories: 650kcal
Ingredients
For the Banana Cake
- 1 1/2 cups mashed very ripe bananas, 3-4 medium
- 2 tsp lemon juice
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 3/4 cup butter, softened
- 2 cups granulated sugar
- 3 eggs
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 1/2 cups buttermilk
For the Cream Cheese Frosting
- 1/2 cup butter, softened
- 8 oz cream cheese, softened
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 3 1/2 cups powdered sugar
Directions
- Preheat oven to 275 degrees F. Grease and flour 9X13-inch cake pan.
- Mash bananas and mix with lemon juice. Set aside.
- In large bowl, cream together butter and sugar with electric mixer. Add eggs and vanilla. Mix well.
- Mix in half the flour, the salt and baking soda. Add in half the buttermilk. Repeat, mixing only until combined.
- Gently stir in bananas. Pour into prepared pan.
- Bake at 275 degrees F for 1 hour and 10 minutes to 1 hour and 30 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of cake comes out with only a few moist crumbs.
- After baking, immediately place cake in freezer for 45 minutes then remove and let cool completely on the counter before frosting.
Make the Cream Cheese Frosting
- In medium bowl, cream together butter and cream cheese using electric mixer. Add in vanilla then slowly add powdered sugar, beating until light and fluffy.
Notes
Diabetic Substitutions:
- Try reduce sugar in cake to 1 cup
- Try reducing butter in cake to 1/4 cup and adding 1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce
Equipment
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 1 grams | Calories: 650 kcal | Carbohydrates: 96 g | Protein: 7 g | Fat: 28 g | Saturated Fat: 17 g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 9 g | Trans Fat: 1 g | Cholesterol: 118 mg | Sodium: 544 mg | Fiber: 1 g | Sugar: 69 g
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