Banana Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting

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Moist, soft, sweet, and delicious, this banana cake with cream cheese frosting is literally perfect! Not much is better than this! It’s simple ingredients and easy directions will have you making this recipe again and again.

I had a good hair day yesterday. That hasn’t happened since 2011, so I half documented it here…in the middle of church…while trying to keep my almost 2 year old quiet. We’re still working on the concept of whispering, so the people in the pews around us probably heard a little too much about cars and Jesus and snacks and cars and Jesus. Anyways, I resorted to my phone which led to iPhoto which led to 10 minutes of selfie taking…which actually means 286 photos on my phone of the exact same thing: Blake on my lap wearing orange sunglasses from hawaiian sweet rolls .

So, that was my day at church. Longest day OF MY LIFE.

ANYWAYS.

I made a cake, ya’ll. And it’s a good one too! Like, someone come get this cake before I eat it all OMG this is so good kind of good.

I know banana isn’t your typical flavor for a cake, but hear me out. My daughter brought home her Kindergarten class pet, George, for the weekend, and he is a monkey. Apparently, it was his birthday on Saturday and he NEEDED a banana cake.

Because he’s a monkey. And monkeys like bananas.

Are you following?

So, I made the blasted cake based on this recipe from my Mom and lo and behold it was amazing. Probably because it’s based off of my mom’s recipe. And because I added cream cheese frosting.

That’s probably why it’s addictive.

And, if you scroll a little further down, I MADE A VIDEO. I’d like to think this one is better than the last one, but you can be the judge of that. It’s still not where I’d like it to be in regards to quality, but it gets the job done and gives you the basics of how to make this cake. {My favorite part is the last 20 seconds or so.}

If you need a cake for your kindergartner’s class pet’s impromptu birthday party {or have tastebuds}, then this cake is for you. Sweet, perfectly moist and healthy!

Ok, fiiiiine. Just sweet and perfectly moist.

Hope you enjoy, friends! Have a wonderful Monday!

And, if you’re following the crockpot recipes, never fear! I’ve got a few more up my sleeve before March hits. Stay tuned!

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Perfect Banana Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting

Moist, soft, sweet, and delicious, this banana cake with cream cheese frosting is literally perfect! Not much is better than this!

servings 12 servings

Prep Time 2 hours hrs

Cook Time 25 minutes mins

Total Time 2 hours hrs 25 minutes mins

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Ingredients

• ▢ 1 1/4 cups mashed very ripe banana about 3
• ▢ 1/2 cup softened butter
• ▢ 1 1/4 cups granulated sugar
• ▢ 2 eggs
• ▢ 2 teaspoons vanilla
• ▢ 2 cups all purpose flour
• ▢ 1 teaspoon baking powder
• ▢ 1 teaspoon baking soda
• ▢ 1/2 teaspoon salt
• ▢ 3/4 cup sour milk*

for the frosting:

• ▢ 10 oz. softened cream cheese
• ▢ 1/2 cup softened butter
• ▢ 2 teaspoons vanilla
• ▢ 1 lb powdered sugar

Instructions

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Spray 2-8x8 round cake pans {or 1-9x13 glass dish} with nonstick cooking spray and set aside.
• Peel and mash bananas. Set aside.
• Mix butter and sugar together to combine. Add in eggs and vanilla. Mix again until light and fluffy. Stir in mashed banana. Add in half the flour, leavenings and salt. Stir until just combined, then stir in half the milk. Finally stir in remaining flour and the last of the milk. Scrape sides and bottom of bowl and stir again to ensure an even batter.
• Pour evenly into cake pans. Bake 25 minutes or until cake springs back when touched. Or you can check it with a toothpick. Remove from oven and cool 15 minutes in the pans before trying to remove cakes. Invert cake pans onto a cooling rack and remove. {They should pop right out if you sprayed your pans well enough!} Cool completely.
• For frosting, stir all ingredients together until light and fluffy and smooth.
• Place one cake onto serving platter and fill with frosting. Top with remaining cake and frost completely. Top with sprinkles and serve.
• *add 1 teaspoon white vinegar to your milk to make it sour

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Nutrition

Calories: 544kcal | Carbohydrates: 77g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 25g | Saturated Fat: 15g | Cholesterol: 95mg | Sodium: 418mg | Potassium: 119mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 60g | Vitamin A: 854IU | Calcium: 67mg | Iron: 1mg

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Keyword: Banana Cake

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