Banana Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting
- Level: Easy
- Yield: 8 servings
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- Nutritional Analysis
- Per Serving
- Serving Size
- 1 of 8 servings
- Calories
- 543
- Total Fat
- 25
- Saturated Fat
- 15
- Carbohydrates
- 74
- Dietary Fiber
- 2
- Sugar
- 45
- Protein
- 8
- Cholesterol
- 133
- Sodium
- 413
- Total: 1 hr 45 min (includes cooling time)
- Active: 20 min
Ingredients
Banana Cake:
1 stick (1/2 cup) unsalted butter, at room temperature, plus more for the pan
2 cups all-purpose flour, plus more for the pan
1/2 cup lightly packed light brown sugar
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
3 ripe bananas, peeled
3 large eggs
1/2 cup plain yogurt (regular, not Greek)
1 teaspoon vanilla
Cream Cheese Frosting:
4 ounces cream cheese, at room temperature
4 tablespoons unsalted butter
1 cup confectioners' sugar, sifted
1 teaspoon vanilla
Raspberries, for decorating, if desired
Directions
- For the banana cake: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Grease and flour a 9-inch round cake pan.
- In the bowl of an electric mixer, combine the butter, brown sugar and granulated sugar. Mix on medium-high speed until light and fluffy, about 5 minutes.
- Meanwhile, sift the flour, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon and salt into a medium bowl. Set aside.
- Add the bananas to the butter mixture and mix until combined. Let the mixer do the work of mashing for you. Add the eggs one at a time and mix until well combined. Mix in the yogurt and vanilla. Turn the mixer to low and add the dry ingredients until just combined. Do not overmix.
- Pour the batter into the prepared cake pan. Bake until a cake tester or toothpick comes out clean, 45 to 50 minutes. Cool in the pan for 5 to 10 minutes, then turn onto a wire rack and cool completely.
- For the cream cheese frosting: Using the electric mixer on high speed, blend the cream cheese and butter until light and fluffy, 4 to 5 minutes. With the mixer on low, add the confectioners' sugar and then the vanilla.
- Spread the frosting on top of the cake. Decorate around the perimeter of the cake with raspberries, if desired.