Banana Cake Recipe
This banana cake is incredibly moist and flavorful, thanks to the use of ripe bananas and a rich cream cheese frosting. It's an easy-to-make dessert that's perfect for gatherings or a simple family treat.
Ingredients
Cake:
- 1 1/2 cups mashed bananas
- 2 teaspoons lemon juice
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 2 1/8 cups white sugar
- 3/4 cup butter
- 3 eggs
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
Frosting:
- 1 1/2 cups buttermilk
- 1/2 cup butter softened
- 1 package (8 ounce) cream cheese, softened
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 3 1/2 cups confectioner's sugar
Instructions
- Gather all ingredients. Preheat the oven to 275 degrees F (135 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9x13-inch pan.
- Make cake: Mix mashed bananas with lemon juice in a small bowl.
- Mix flour, baking soda, and salt in a medium bowl.
- Cream sugar and butter in a large bowl until light and fluffy, 3 to 4 minutes.
- Beat in eggs one at a time, then stir in vanilla.
- Beat in flour mixture alternately with buttermilk. Stir in banana mixture.
- Pour batter into the prepared pan.
- Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean, about 1 hour.
- Remove cake from the oven and place it directly into the freezer for 45 minutes. This will make the cake very moist.
- Meanwhile, make frosting: Cream butter and cream cheese until smooth. Beat in vanilla. Add confectioners sugar and beat on low speed until combined, then on high until frosting is smooth.
- Spread frosting on cooled cake.
- Serve and enjoy!