Michael did a little grocery shopping a couple of days ago. He bought bananas which were perfect that day and too ripe the next. Last night's craving for something sweet had me thinking about those bananas. I posted this recipe for banana cake almost two years ago and still remember it fondly. I didn't have time to make it according to the directions so I tweaked it. I bumped the oven temperature up from 275 degrees to 350 degrees and skipped the step of placing it straight into the freezer from the oven for 45 minutes. With a few little changes, we had a nice slice of moist banana cake with cream cheese frosting as a bedtime snack.
Here's the recipe for Banana Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting as I made it last night.
Ingredients
- For the cake:
- 1 1/2 cups bananas (mashed, ripe)
- 2 teaspoons lemon juice
- 3 cups flour
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 3/4 cup butter (softened)
- 2 cups sugar
- 3 large eggs
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- 1 1/2 cups buttermilk
- For the frosting:
- 1/2 cup butter (softened)
- 1 8 ounce packages cream cheese, softened
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 3 1/2 cups confectioner's sugar
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°.
- Grease and flour a 9 x 13 pan.
- In a small bowl, mix mashed banana with the lemon juice; set aside.
- In a medium bowl, mix flour, baking soda and salt; set aside.
- In a large bowl, cream 3/4 cup butter and 2 cups sugar until light and fluffy.
- Beat in eggs, one at a time, then stir in 2 tsp vanilla.
- Beat in the flour mixture alternately with the buttermilk.
- Stir in banana mixture.
- Pour batter into prepared pan and bake in preheated oven a until toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. I used a glass 9x12 pan and baked for 55 minutes. Your baking time could vary. Check for doneness at 50 minutes.
- Remove from oven and place directly into the freezer for 45 minutes or until cooled. This will make the cake very moist.
- For the frosting, cream the butter and cream cheese until smooth.
- Beat in 1 teaspoon vanilla.
- Add confectioner's sugar and beat on low-speed until combined, then on high-speed until frosting is smooth.
- Spread on cooled cake.
Joan Wharff says
You NEVER stated how LONG to BAKE the CAKE???
I like the recipe...but...how LONG to BAKE???
Mary says
I baked the cake today and using a glass pan it took 55 minutes. 🙂
Joette says
How long do you bake the cake?
Mary says
55 minutes in a glass pan at 350 degrees.
Ellise says
Approximately how many minutes does the cake bake? I'm not good with "until toothpick inserted in center of cake comes out clean."
Mary says
I baked this cake again today and it was done at 55 minutes in a glass pan.
Sandra @ Scrumptilicious 4 You! says
Love your link! Thanks for partying with us on the Four Seasons Blog Hop! Sandra from Scrumptilicious 4 You!
Mary says
Thank you. And they were delicious too!
Anne says
I've got some bananas perfectly ripe for this type of cake. Thanks for the inspiration! I'm glad I found your post through the Jam Hands link party.
Shikha @ Shikha la mode says
Love that high frosting-to-cake ratio!
Mary says
Thanks Kelly!
Kelly says
Beautiful photo! And it looks delicious too!