Description
Next time you have over-ripe bananas, you must give this recipe a try. Similar to banana bread, but more moist with a healthy ratio of frosting.
Ingredients
Scale
Banana Cake
- 1 1/2 Cup Sugar
- 1/2 Cup Butter (softened)
- 2 Eggs
- 2 Cups Cake Flour
- 4 Heaping TBSP Sour Cream
- 1 tsp Baking Soda
- 3–4 Very Ripe Bananas (crushed)
- 1/2 Cup Walnuts or Pecans (chopped)
- 1 tsp (Generous) Vanilla
Grammy’s Banana Buttercream Icing
- 2/3 Stick Butter (softened)
- 1 lb Box Powdered Sugar
- 2 Ripe Bananas (crushed)
- 1 Cup Nuts (walnuts or pecans
Mama Penny’s Buttercream Icing
- 1 lb Powdered Sugar
- 6 tbsp Butter (softened)
- 3–4 tsp Milk
- 1 1/2 tsp Vanilla
- 1/8 tsp Salt
Sandy’s Cream Cheese Icing
- 8oz Cream Cheese
- 1/2 Cup Butter (softened)
- 3 1/2 – 4 Cups Powdered Sugar
- 2 tsp Vanilla
Instructions
For Cake
- Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees.
- Cream butter and sugar together thoroughly.
- Add beaten eggs & sour cream and mix.
- Then add cake flour & soda and mix until all incorporated.
- Then add mushed bananas, vanilla and nuts.
- Grease a 9X13 pan and pour cake mixture inside.
- Bake for 25-35 minutes until toothpick comes out clean.
For Icing:
- Select which icing suites you best and mix all together until smooth.
- Once cake is completely cool, smooth on top and enjoy!
Notes
Can also use round pans and make a layer cake, would need to adjust cooking time down a bit.
- Prep Time: 25 minutes
- Cook Time: 35 minutes
- Category: Cakes
- Method: Baking
Keywords: Banana Cake, Cake, Cream cheese frosting, buttercream, banana, baking, banana bread