Description
This Banana Bread Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting is soft, moist, and loaded with ripe banana flavor. Topped with a creamy, tangy frosting, it’s a dessert you’ll make again and again.
Ingredients
3 ripe bananas, mashed
2 large eggs
1/2 cup unsalted butter, melted
1 cup granulated sugar
1/4 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup sour cream
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
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8 oz cream cheese, softened
1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
3 cups powdered sugar
1 tsp vanilla extract
Pinch of salt
Instructions
1. Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease a 9×13-inch pan or line with parchment.
2. Mash bananas in a large bowl. Add eggs, melted butter, both sugars, sour cream, and vanilla. Mix well.
3. In another bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, and salt.
4. Fold dry ingredients into the wet until just combined.
5. Pour into pan and bake 30–35 minutes. Let cool completely.
6. Beat cream cheese and butter until fluffy. Add powdered sugar, vanilla, and salt. Mix until smooth.
7. Frost the cooled cake evenly.
8. Slice and serve.
Notes
Use very ripe bananas for the best flavor.
Don’t overmix the batter for a tender crumb.
Store leftovers in the fridge up to 5 days.
Great for freezing—just wrap slices individually.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 35 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 410
- Sugar: 35g
- Sodium: 240mg
- Fat: 21g
- Saturated Fat: 12g
- Unsaturated Fat: 7g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 52g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 4g
- Cholesterol: 70mg