Banana Cake

This banana cake recipe makes a moist, flavorful cake with easy pantry ingredients and mashed ripe bananas, topped with a luscious cream cheese frosting.

• Preparation Time: 30 mins
• Cooking Time: 60 mins
• Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins
• Calories: 453 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 3 eggs
• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
• 2 teaspoons lemon juice
• 0.25 teaspoon salt
• 0.5 cup butter, softened
• 1.5 teaspoons baking soda
• 1.5 cups mashed bananas
• 0.75 cup butter
• 1.5 cups buttermilk
• 2.125 cups white sugar
• 3.5 cups confectioners' sugar

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Meanwhile, make frosting: Cream butter and cream cheese until smooth. Beat in vanilla. Add confectioners sugar and beat on low speed until combined, then on high until frosting is smooth.

Step 2

Spread frosting on cooled cake.

Step 3

Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean, about 1 hour.

Step 4

Pour batter into the prepared pan.

Step 5

Serve and enjoy!

Step 6

Gather all ingredients. Preheat the oven to 275 degrees F (135 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9x13-inch pan.

Step 7

Make cake: Mix mashed bananas with lemon juice in a small bowl.

Step 8

Mix flour, baking soda, and salt in a medium bowl.

Step 9

Cream sugar and butter in a large bowl until light and fluffy, 3 to 4 minutes.

Step 10

Beat in eggs one at a time, then stir in vanilla.

Step 11

Beat in flour mixture alternately with buttermilk. Stir in banana mixture.

Step 12

Remove cake from the oven and place it directly into the freezer for 45 minutes. This will make the cake very moist.