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Elegant and Creamy Banana Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting

Step up your cake baking with this amazing, delicious, and elegant banana cake recipe that is sure to impress everyone with the look and taste!
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Keyword banana, cake, frosting
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 20 minutes
Servings 12 pieces
Calories 687kcal
Author Stephanie Lynch

Equipment

Ingredients

  • 2 tbsp flour

Cake

  • 3 bananas overripe
  • 2 tsp lemon juice
  • 3 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 1/2 tsp baking soda
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 12 tbsp butter softened
  • 2 1/8 cups granulated sugar
  • 3 eggs
  • 2 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1 1/2 cups buttermilk

Frosting

  • 8 tbsp butter softened
  • 8 oz cream cheese softened
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 3 1/2 cups powdered sugar

Instructions

Cake

  • Preheat the oven to 275F
  • Grease and flour your cake pan(s)
  • Mash the bananas in a small bowl and mix with lemon juice
  • Sift the flour, baking soda, and salt in a medium bowl and set aside
  • In a large mixing bowl, cream the butter and sugar until light and fluffy using an electric mixer or stand mixer
  • Add in the eggs, one at a time, then the vanilla extract
  • Mix in the flour and buttermilk, a little at a time, alternating between the two
  • Stir in the mashed bananas
  • Pour the batter into the cake pan(s) and bake for about one hour, until a toothpick comes out clean (cook time will vary based on the size of the cake pan used)
  • Remove from the oven and cool on a wire rack

Frosting

  • When the cakes are completely cool and ready to frost, cream butter and cream cheese together with an electric mixer or stand mixer
  • Beat in the vanilla extract
  • Slowly add the powdered sugar while mixing on low speed
  • Set the mixer to high speed and mix until the frosting is smooth, scraping the sides of the bowl as needed
  • Frost the cake as desired
  • Decorate with extra sliced bananas and sprinkles if desired

Nutrition

Serving: 1piece | Calories: 687kcal | Carbohydrates: 104g | Protein: 7g | Fat: 28g | Saturated Fat: 17g | Cholesterol: 115mg | Sodium: 462mg | Potassium: 224mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 76g | Vitamin A: 965IU | Vitamin C: 3mg | Calcium: 71mg | Iron: 2mg