This banana cake is soooo good and super rich--a little slice goes a long way! Picture the best banana bread you've had, in cake form, covered with the perfect amount of cinnamon cream cheese frosting. MMMMMM.
This recipe came about because I had too many bananas that needed to be used and I wasn't feeling regular banana bread, I wanted a DESSERT. I messed up a little on my frosting, it wasn't as smooth as I would've liked, but that's because I had little patience waiting for my butter to get to room temperature. However, even though my frosting wasn't perfect, it still tasted amazing! Just take a tip from me and really wait for the butter and cream cheese to FULLY come to room temperature, and then you'll have silky smooth frosting.
I shared this cake with with a non-banana lover and they asked for a second slice, so if you doubt me, believe them!
Banana Cake
This cake is like your favorite banana bread in cake form, covered with a scrumptious layer of cinnamon cream cheese frosting!
ingredients:
- 2 cups flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 cup melted butter
- 1 1/2 cups sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 tablespoon vanilla
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 3 ripe mashed bananas
- 2 sticks or 1 cup room temperature butter
- 1 package or 8 oz room temperature cream cheese
- 3 cups powdered sugar
- 1 tablespoon vanilla
- 3 teaspoons cinnamon
- 2-4 tablespoons heavy cream
instructions:
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
- Mash the bananas making sure there are no large chunks.
- Mix in melted butter and sugar. Add the eggs and vanilla.
- Mix in the baking soda and flour. Then add the heavy cream. Beat together for 2 minutes.
- Grease and line two 8" cake rounds with parchment paper and oil of choice.
- Evenly divide the batter between the two rounds and bake for 30-35 minutes or until an inserted toothpick comes out clean. Chill until completely cooled.
- While the cake bakes/cools, mix together room temperature butter and cream cheese until smooth.
- Add in powdered sugar in 1/2 cup increments and if the frosting is too thick, add heavy cream 1 tablespoon at a time.
- Lastly, mix in the cinnamon! Place in the fridge until ready to use.
- Frost the cake and decorate with whatever suits your fancy! I used crushed pecans and caramelized bananas but walnuts would taste great too!
