Dessertschewoutloud
Banana Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting
This delicious Banana Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting is super moist, tender, and can be served for dessert or brunch. The whipped cream cheese frosting is fluffy, creamy, and light.
👥 20 Servings⏱️ Prep & Cook: 1h⏳ Prep: 10 min🔥 Cook: 50 min👤 Amy Dong📖 chewoutloud
🥘 Ingredients
Check off ingredients as you prepare them:
🍳 Cookware
- oven
- pan
- bowl
- whisk
- spatula
📝 Preparation Steps
1
Preheat oven to 350F, with rack on lower middle or middle rack.
2
Grease
3
Generously grease and lightly flour a 9x13 glass pan (if you use metal, please adjust for less baking time.)
4
Mash
5
In a small bowl, mash bananas well, and set aside.
medium bananas (very ripe)4
6
Combine
7
In a separate bowl, combine whole milk with lemon juice. Let sit at room temp.
lemon juice4 teaspoons
8
Whisk
9
In a medium bowl, combine the flour, baking soda, and salt. Whisk well, and set aside.
10
Blend
11
In the large bowl of a stand mixer with paddle attachment, combine butter and sugar, and blend on medium until light and fluffy; approx ⏱️ 2-3 min. Add the eggs and vanilla. Beat just to combine.
large eggs (room temp)3
12
Add in half of the flour mixture, blending on on medium-low just to combine. Add in half the milk mixture, blending just to combine. Repeat with remaining flour mixture and milk mixture.
13
Stir
14
Gently stir in the mashed bananas by hand, just until batter is fully incorporated. Do not overmix.
medium bananas (very ripe)4
15
Transfer and Bake
16
Using rubber spatula, scrape down bowl sides and scrape batter into prepared pan. Bake in preheated oven ⏱️ 50-55 minutes, or until toothpick inserted in middle comes out with a few tender crumbs attached. Let cake cool completely in pan on wire rack.
17
Make the Frosting
18
To make the frosting start by beat softened cream cheese with powdered sugar, salt, and vanilla until the mixture is smooth and creamy.
19
Chill Frosting
20
In a cold metal bowl, beat cold heavy whipping cream until it maintains stiff peaks. Gently fold the whipped cream into the cream cheese mixture, until fully combined. Keep chilled until ready to frost cooled cake.
21
Frost Cake
22
Once the cake is cooled, add a layer on chilled cream cheese frosting on top. Garnish with sprinkles, nuts, or chocolate chips before serving.
sprinkles (nuts, or chocolate chips for garnish)
Nutrition Facts
calories
342 kcal
fat Content
19 g
serving Size
1 serving
fiber Content
2 g
sugar Content
25 g
sodium Content
238 mg
protein Content
5 g
trans Fat Content
0.3 g
cholesterol Content
77 mg
carbohydrate Content
50 g
saturated Fat Content
11 g
unsaturated Fat Content
6 g
Reviews & Ratings
Share your thoughts and feedback about this recipe
Write a Review
Community Feedback0 Reviews
Loading reviews...