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Jeff's BEST Banana Cake Recipe
The best banana cake is moist and tender cake with a sweet and buttery cream cheese frosting.
Prep Time
15
minutes
mins
Cook Time
1
hour
hr
1
hour
hr
Total Time
1
hour
hr
10
minutes
mins
Course:
Dessert
Cuisine:
American
Keyword:
banana cake
Servings:
20
Author:
Melissa Stadler, Modern Honey
Equipment
9 x 13 baking pan
kitchenaid mixer
measuring cups and spoons
spatula set
Ingredients
Banana Cake:
3/4
cup
Butter
softened
1 3/4
cup
Sugar
1/2
cup
Brown Sugar
3
Eggs
2
teaspoons
Vanilla
3
Ripe Bananas
mashed
2
teaspoons
Fresh Lemon Juice
1 1/2
cups
Buttermilk
3
cups
Flour
1
teaspoon
Baking Soda
3/4
teaspoon
Baking Powder
1/2
teaspoon
Salt
Cream Cheese Frosting:
1/2
cup
Butter
softened
(1)
8-oz. pkg.
Cream Cheese
softened
3
cups
Powdered Sugar
2
teaspoons
Vanilla or Vanilla Beans
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Instructions
Preheat oven to 275 degrees.
In a large mixing bowl, cream butter, sugar, and brown sugar for 5 minutes or until light and fluffly.
Add eggs one at a time, mixing in between. Stir in vanilla.
In small bowl, mash bananas with lemon juice.
Add bananas to bowl and mix well. Stir in buttermilk.
Add flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt. Pour into greased 9 x 13 pan.
Bake for 70-75 minutes or until baked in the middle.
Place in freezer for 45 minutes - 1 hour to keep moist (put oven mitts underneath pan).
Cream Cheese Frosting:
Cream butter and cream cheese for 3 minutes or until light and fluffy. Add powdered sugar and vanilla and mix together.
Spread frosting all over cake. Serve cold or at room temperature.
Notes
For extra thick frosting, you can double the frosting recipe.