Chocolate Banana Cake with Peanut Butter Cream Cheese Frosting

Inspired by Elvis's famous peanut butter banana sandwich, I took this to the next level by incorporating the flavors into a moist and simple cake. But who can have a cake without frosting? Not me! A creamy peanut butter cream cheese frosting tops this off and makes it my one-of-a-kind cake filled with four favorite flavors. I think Elvis would be proud!

• Preparation Time: 30 mins
• Cooking Time: 30 mins
• Total Time: 60 mins
• Calories: 427 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• ½ teaspoon salt
• ¼ cup confectioners' sugar
• 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
• ¾ cup white sugar
• ½ teaspoon baking soda
• ¼ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• ¾ cup buttermilk
• ½ cup whole wheat flour
• ¼ cup creamy peanut butter
• 1 banana, sliced
• cooking spray
• ⅓ cup unsweetened applesauce
• ½ cup egg whites
• 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese (such as Philadelphia®)
• 2 large bananas, mashed

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Divide batter evenly between the prepared cake pans.

Step 2

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease two 8-inch baking pans with cooking spray.

Step 3

Combine all-purpose flour, white sugar, whole wheat flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a large bowl.

Step 4

Stir mashed bananas, buttermilk, egg whites, applesauce, egg, and 1 teaspoon vanilla extract together in a separate bowl. Add gradually to the flour mixture, mixing until batter is just combined.

Step 5

Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 30 to 35 minutes. Cool in the pans for 30 minutes.

Step 6

Combine cream cheese, peanut butter, confectioners' sugar, and 1 teaspoon vanilla extract in a large bowl; beat with an electric mixer until frosting is creamy.

Step 7

Run a rubber spatula around the edges of the cooled cakes. Grease a baking sheet lightly with cooking spray. Invert cake pans onto the baking sheet; tap bottoms lightly to release cakes.

Step 8

Spread frosting onto the cake layers. Stack layers; frost top and sides. Cut into 8 slices. Garnish with banana slices.