Moist Banana Cake
The most amazing banana cake you'll ever have! A super moist single-layer cake topped off with sweet and tangy cream cheese frosting.
Servings: 16
Calories: 525kcal
Ingredients
- 3 ripe bananas mashed with a fork
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 1/2 cups buttermilk
- 1 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1 cup unsalted butter melted
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 3 eggs room temperature
- 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
Cream Cheese Frosting
- 8 ounces cream cheese softened
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter softened
- 4 cups powdered sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. and grease a 9x13 baking dish.
- In a large bowl, mix the all-purpose flour, cinnamon, salt, and baking soda. Set it aside.
- Mix the mashed bananas, granulated sugar, brown sugar, and vanilla extract until well combined.
- Add the melted butter and eggs and mix well.
- Add the flour mixture to the egg mixture alternating with the buttermilk. Don't overmix! Mix until well combined.
- Pour the cake batter into the prepared baking dish and place it in the oven. Immediately reduce the heat to 275 degrees F and bake for 60 minutes. Don't overbake.
- Once the 60 minutes are up, remove the cake from the oven and let it cool completely.
- To make the cream cheese frosting, mix the cream cheese, unsalted butter, and vanilla extract until smooth. Add the powdered sugar and mix on high for 3-4 minutes or until the cream cheese frosting is nice and fluffy.
- Frost the cake with the frosting and decorate with banana slices and ground cinnamon, if desried. Enjoy!
Notes
Let the cake cool completely before frosting. Bake the cake in a buttered 9x13 baking dish for best results.
Nutrition
Calories: 525kcal | Carbohydrates: 74g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 24g | Saturated Fat: 14g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 6g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 95mg | Sodium: 226mg | Potassium: 182mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 53g | Vitamin A: 818IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 61mg | Iron: 1mg