HOMEMADE BANANA CAKE WITH CREAM CHEESE FROSTING
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 25-30 minutes
- Total Time: 45 minutes
- Yield: 12 servings
Ingredients
Banana Cake
- 1 stick (1/2 cup) butter, softened
- 1 1/2 cup sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1 cup sour cream
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup mashed ripe bananas (about 2–3 bananas)
cream cheese frosting
- 1 stick (1/2 cup) butter, softened
- 1 package (8 oz) cream cheese, softened
- 3 cups confectioners sugar
- 2 tablespoons heavy whipping cream
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Spray a 9×13 baking dish with baking spray and set aside
- Using an electric mixer beat butter and sugar until blended.
- Add in eggs, vanilla and sour cream and continue to mix until combined.
- In a medium bowl mix together flour, baking soda and salt.
- Gradually add in dry ingredients into the wet mixture and continue to mix until combined then mix in mashed bananas.
- Pour batter into prepared baking dish and bake for on the center rack for 25-30 minutes or until cake tester inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean.
- Set aside to cool.
cream cheese frosting
- Using an electric mixer mix together butter, cream cheese and until combined.
- Add in confectioners sugar, whipping cream and vanilla extract and mix until creamy.
If frosting is too thin, add in a little more confectioners sugar. If it’s too thick add in a little more heavy whipping cream until desired consistency.
Notes
You can also add in chopped walnut and/or chocolate chips into the batter if desired. Fold in 1/2-3/4 cup before pouring batter into pan.