Description
Banana Bread Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting – Moist banana cake topped with creamy frosting. Comforting, crowd-pleasing dessert with a twist!
Ingredients
Scale
- 3 medium very ripe bananas (about 1½ cups mashed)
- ½ cup (113g) unsalted butter, softened
- 1 cup (200g) granulated sugar
- 2 large eggs, room temperature
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 2 cups (250g) all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ½ cup (120ml) buttermilk, room temperature
- 8 oz (226g) cream cheese, softened
- 1 cup (113g) unsalted butter, softened
- 3 cups (360g) powdered sugar, sifted
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- Pinch of salt
Instructions
- Step 1: Prepare Your Ingredients Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C) and position a rack in the center. Butter and flour a 9×13-inch baking pan or line with parchment paper, leaving overhang for easy removal. Gather all ingredients, ensuring butter, eggs, and buttermilk are at room temperature. In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon.
- Step 2: Mash Those Bananas In a separate bowl, thoroughly mash your ripe bananas with a fork until mostly smooth with a few small chunks remaining. Measure to confirm you have about 1½ cups mashed banana.
- Step 3: Cream Butter and Sugar In a large mixing bowl, beat the softened butter and granulated sugar with an electric mixer on medium-high speed for 3-4 minutes until pale and fluffy.
- Step 4: Add Wet Ingredients Beat in the eggs one at a time, scraping down the sides of the bowl as needed. Mix in the vanilla extract and mashed bananas until just combined.
- Step 5: Combine Dry and Wet Ingredients Add the flour mixture to the banana mixture in three additions, alternating with the buttermilk. Mix on low speed just until combined after each addition.
- Step 6: Bake to Perfection Pour the batter into your prepared pan and bake for 30-35 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Allow the cake to cool completely before frosting.
- Step 7: Prepare the Cream Cheese Frosting In a large bowl, beat the softened cream cheese and butter until smooth and fluffy. Add vanilla, salt, and powdered sugar gradually, beating well after each addition.
- Step 8: Frost and Serve Once the cake has cooled, spread the cream cheese frosting evenly over the top. Slice and serve your Banana Bread Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting at room temperature for the best flavor.
Notes
Fresh ingredients will always yield the best flavor results.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 380
- Sugar: 33g
- Sodium: 270mg
- Fat: 18g
- Saturated Fat: 10g
- Unsaturated Fat: 7g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 52g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 4g
- Cholesterol: 80mg