Banana Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting

Banana Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting combines common pantry ingredients into a tender, moist cake with tons of banana flavor and a tangy, sweet frosting!

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

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Prep Time 15

Cook Time 1

Total Time 1 15

Servings People

Calories 685kcal

Author Kathleen

Ingredients

Cake:

3/4 cup unsalted butter
2 1/4 cups sugar
3 large eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
3 cups all-purpose flour
1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 cups buttermilk
2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice
1 1/2 cups very ripe bananas mashed

Frosting:

1/2 cup unsalted butter softened
8 ounces cream cheese softened
3 1/2 cups powdered sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Instructions

Preheat oven to 275°F. Spray a 9X13 inch baking dish with nonstick cooking spray and set aside.
Mix mashed bananas with lemon juice and set aside.
Whisk together flour, baking soda and salt in a small bowl and set aside.
In a large bowl, using an electric mixer, cream together 3/4 cups butter and 2 1/4 cups sugar until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Add the eggs one at a time. Stir in vanilla. Beat in the flour mixture alternately with the buttermilk, starting and ending with the flour. Add the bananas and mix just until evenly distributed. Spread batter into prepared pan.
Bake in preheated oven for about 1 hour or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean. Remove from oven and place immediately into the freezer for 45 minutes.
Meanwhile, make the frosting; In a large bowl, using an electric mixer, cream together 1/2 cup butter and cream cheese until smooth. Add the vanilla and beat until combined. Turn the mixer on low and slowly add the powdered sugar. Increase the mixer speed to medium and beat just until frosting is smooth. Do Not overbeat or frosting will become runny. Spread frosting over completely cooled cake.

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