Easy Banana Cake
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.
Ingredients
CAKE
- 1 cup all purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ⅛ teaspoon salt
- 1 cup mashed bananas about 2-3 large ripe bananas
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- ¼ cup light brown sugar
- ⅓ cup vegetable oil
- 2 large eggs
- 1 ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
FROSTING
- 4 ounces cream cheese softened
- ¼ cup unsalted butter softened
- 1 ½ cup powdered sugar
- 1 tablespoon heavy whipping cream
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- 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:
- In a medium sized bowl, combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon and salt. Set aside.
- 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.
- Add dry ingredients and mix on low speed until combined. Be careful not to overmix.
- 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.
- Leave to cool at room temperature. When the cake has cooled, make the frosting.
TO MAKE THE FROSTING:
- Beat butter and cream cheese on medium speed until smooth. Add heavy whipping cream and vanilla and beat until combined.
- Finally, add powdered sugar and beat on low speed until smooth. Spread the frosting evenly over the cooled cake.
- Cool for 3 hours or overnight.
- 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
Serving: 1gCalories: 355kcalCarbohydrates: 55gProtein: 3gFat: 15gSaturated Fat: 5gPolyunsaturated Fat: 8gCholesterol: 52mgSodium: 159mgFiber: 2gSugar: 41g
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