Banana Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting
by Jay Wadams
Moist and delicious, my Banana Cake recipe is a great way to use up any bananas that may be past their best. With a tangy cream cheese frosting, this sturdy cake is perfect for parties and picnics. Nobody can resist a second slice!
Ingredients
- 2 overripe bananas roughly mashed
- 225 g white sugar
- 125 g unsalted butter softened
- 125 ml buttermilk room temperature
- 2 large eggs
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 225 g plain or all-purpose flour
- 1 ½ tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- ½ tsp ground nutmeg
- ½ tsp baking soda sodium bicarbonate
for the cream cheese frosting:
- 250 g cream cheese room temperature
- 75 g unsalted butter room temperature
- zest of 1 lemon
- 1 Tbsp lemon juice
- 125 g powdered or confectioners sugar
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Instructions
- PREPARE: Heat the oven to 180°C / 350°F / Gas 4 and grease and line a 23cm (9 in.) diameter round cake pan.
- BLEND WET INGREDIENTS: In the bowl of a food processor with the blade attachment fitted or an electric mixer, combine the mashed bananas, sugar, butter, buttermilk, eggs and vanilla extract. Process until smooth, 1-2 minutes.
- SIFT DRY INGREDIENTS: In a large bowl, sift together the flour, baking powder, cinnamon, nutmeg and baking soda. Pour the banana mixture into the flour mixture and mix until just combined.
- BAKE: Use a spatula to scrape the cake batter into the prepared pan, smooth the top, then bake in the centre of the preheated oven for 50 minutes until the cake has risen, is golden brown and a skewer inserted into the middle of the cake comes out clean. Cool in the pan for 5 minutes before turning onto a wire rack to cool completely.
- MAKE FROSTING: When the cake has completely cooled, make the cream cheese frosting by beating the cream cheese, butter, lemon zest and juice together until smooth. Sift over the powdered sugar and stir to combine. If the frosting is a little thin or runny, transfer it to the fridge for 15 minutes to firm up.
- DECORATE AND SERVE: When the frosting has firmed up to your liking, spread it thickly over the cake, slice and serve.
Notes
Cup and Imperial measurements are approximate. For best and most accurate results I use and recommend a digital kitchen scale like the one below.
Nutrition
Serving: 1 slice | Calories: 492kcal | Carbohydrates: 60g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 26g | Saturated Fat: 16g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 7g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 102mg | Sodium: 228mg | Potassium: 180mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 39g | Vitamin A: 920IU | Vitamin C: 3mg | Calcium: 92mg | Iron: 1mg