Easy Banana Cake

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This Easy Banana Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting is the best and fastest banana cake I have ever tried. Very tasty, made with simple ingredients, quick and easy, this is the recipe I simply adore. 

Easy Banana Cake

You will love this soft, moist, rich cake with incredible cream cheese frosting.  I like quick and easy recipes and Easy Banana Cake is one of my favorites. Use overripe bananas to make this delicious cake.

Banana Cake

Ingredients you need to make Easy Banana Cake:

• all purpose flour
• baking powder
• baking soda
• ground cinnamon
• salt
• ripe bananas
• granulated sugar
• light brown sugar
• vegetable oil
• eggs
• vanilla extract
• unsalted butter
• cream cheese
• powdered sugar
• heavy whipping cream

More details with the amount of ingredients and baking time you can find at the bottom of the post in the recipe card. 

Easy Banana Cake

How to prepare an Easy Banana Cake? 

This is just a short description of the preparation, you can find more details at the bottom of the post in the recipe card.  

1. Mix dry ingredients
2. Mix wet ingredients
3. Fold the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients
4. Bake and cool
5. Make the frosting and spread it over the cake. 

Easy Banana Cake

Tips and tricks for making the perfect Easy Banana Cake

Use ingredients that are at room temperature: eggs, butter, bananas, oil and cream cheese.

For the best taste, use overripe bananas with lots of brown spots.

Measure the flour correctly. It is best to use a kitchen scale and measure in grams. If you are using a cup,  take out the flour with a spoon and put it in the cup. Finally, level with a knife. If you grab the flour from the bowl with a cup, the flour will compact and you will get 25% more quantity.

For frosting – add more powdered sugar until desired consistency is reached.

Make sure the cake is completely cooled before frosting.

Chill

Cool the cake for at least three hours, or overnight to allow the flavors to combine. Then, banana cake has the best taste. 

Store

Refrigerated, covered, for 4-5 days

Freeze

Put the cake in an airtight container and freeze for up to 2 months. Thaw in the fridge overnight. 

Easy Banana Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting

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Easy Banana Cake

Yield: 12 slices

Prep Time: 15 minutes

Cook Time: 30 minutes

Total Time: 45 minutes

This Easy Banana Cake with cream cheese frosting is the best and fastest banana cake I have ever tried. Very tasty, made with few simple ingredients, quick and easy, this is the recipe I simply adore. 

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Ingredients

CAKE

• 1 cup all purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup mashed bananas, about 2-3 large ripe bananas
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 1/4 cup light brown sugar
• 1/3 cup vegetable oil
• 2 large eggs
• 1 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

FROSTING

• 4 ounces cream cheese, softened
• 1/4 cup unsalted butter, softened
• 1 1/2 cup powdered sugar
• 1 tablespoon heavy whipping cream
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 350 F ( 176 C). Butter and flour a 9x9 inch baking pan or spray it with cooking spray. Set aside. 

TO MAKE THE CAKE:

1. In a medium sized bowl, combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon and salt. Set aside.
2. In a separate larger bowl, mash the bananas until they are almost smooth using a potato masher. Add eggs, sugar, oil and vanilla and beat on medium speed until smooth.
3. Add dry ingredients and mix on low speed until combined. Be careful not to overmix.
4. Pour the dough into the prepared pan and spread it out. Bake for about 27-32 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out dry.
5. Leave to cool at room temperature. When the cake has cooled, make the frosting.

TO MAKE THE FROSTING:

1. Beat butter and cream cheese on medium speed until smooth. Add heavy whipping cream and vanilla and beat until combined.
2. Finally, add powdered sugar and beat on low speed until smooth. Spread the frosting evenly over the cooled cake.
3. Cool for 3 hours or overnight.
4. Decorate the cake with chopped pecans and freshly cut banana slices. 

Notes

• Use ingredients that are at room temperature: eggs, butter, bananas, oil and cream cheese.
• For the best taste, use overripe bananas with lots of brown spots.
• Measure the flour correctly. It is best to use a kitchen scale and measure in grams. If you are using a cup,  take out the flour with a spoon and put it in the cup. Finally, level with a knife. If you grab the flour from the bowl with a cup, the flour will compact and you will get 25% more quantity.

Nutrition Information:

Yield: 12 Serving Size: 1
Amount Per Serving:Calories: 355Total Fat: 15gSaturated Fat: 5gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 8gCholesterol: 52mgSodium: 159mgCarbohydrates: 55gFiber: 2gSugar: 41gProtein: 3g

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