How to Make Banana Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting - A Step-by-Step Guide

There's something about the combination of bananas and cream cheese that just screams comfort. And what better way to enjoy this winning flavor combination than in a delicious and moist banana cake topped with a decadent cream cheese frosting? This recipe for Banana Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting is sure to become a staple in your dessert repertoire.

Whether you have overripe bananas sitting on your kitchen counter begging to be used or you simply have a craving for a comforting and ...

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Ingredients

  • 1 ½ cups white sugar
  • ¾ cup unsalted butter, softened
  • 3 large eggs
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • ½ teaspoon baking soda
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup mashed bananas
  • ¾ cup sour milk
  • 1 (16 ounce) container cream cheese frosting
  • 1 large ripe banana, mashed
  • 1 tablespoon confectioners' sugar, or to taste

Information

  • Prep Time: 15 mins
  • Cook Time: 20 mins
  • Total Time: 35 mins
  • Servings: 16
  • Yield: 1 9x13-inch cake

  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9x13-inch pan.
  • Make cake: In a large bowl, beat sugar, butter, eggs, and vanilla until creamy.
  • In another bowl, sift together flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Add dry ingredients to the wet ingredients. Add mashed bananas and sour milk and mix until combined. Pour into the prepared pan.
  • Bake in the preheated oven for 25 to 40 minutes. Remove from the oven and let cool to room temperature.
  • Meanwhile, make frosting. Mix frosting and mashed banana together until well combined. Spread over cooled cake. Sprinkle with confectioners' sugar.
  • Nutrition

    388 cal.

    • Total Fat: 17g
    • Saturated Fat: 8g
    • Cholesterol: 58mg
    • Sodium: 226mg
    • Total Carbohydrate: 57g
    • Dietary Fiber: 1g
    • Protein: 4g
    • Vitamin C: 2mg
    • Calcium: 42mg
    • Iron: 1mg
    • Potassium: 144mg