Best Ever Banana Cake With Cream Cheese Frosting
Ingredients
For the banana cake:
4 large very ripe bananas
1-1/2 c. sugar
3/4 c. (12 T.) unsalted butter, melted
1/2 c. sour cream
3 large eggs
1 tsp. pure vanilla extract
3 c. white whole wheat flour
1-1/2 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt
1 tsp. cinnamon
1/2 tsp. allspice
for the cinnamon cream cheese frosting:
8 oz. cream cheese, at room temperature
4 T. unsalted butter, at room temperature
2 c. powdered sugar
1 tsp. pure vanilla extract
1 tsp. cinnamon
1/2 tsp. allspice
For the banana cake:
4 large very ripe bananas
1-1/2 c. sugar
3/4 c. (12 T.) unsalted butter, melted
1/2 c. sour cream
3 large eggs
1 tsp. pure vanilla extract
3 c. white whole wheat flour
1-1/2 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt
1 tsp. cinnamon
1/2 tsp. allspice
for the cinnamon cream cheese frosting:
8 oz. cream cheese, at room temperature
4 T. unsalted butter, at room temperature
2 c. powdered sugar
1 tsp. pure vanilla extract
1 tsp. cinnamon
1/2 tsp. allspice
Directions
for the banana cake:
Preheat oven to 350°. Spray a 9'' x 13'' pan with cooking spray and set aside.
In a large bowl, thoroughly mash the bananas. Add the sugar, butter, and sour cream, and stir to combine. Add the eggs one at a time, stirring to combine after each addition. Then stir in the vanilla.
In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, and allspice.
Add half the flour mixture to the banana mixture, and stir to combine. Then add the other half of the flour mixture, stirring again. Spread batter evenly in prepared pan. Bake for about 30 minutes, or until nicely browned and a toothpick comes out with no wet batter. The cake surface should bounce back when you press on it. Cool completely before frosting.
for the cinnamon cream cheese frosting:
With an electric mixer, combine all ingredients until smooth and creamy. Spread frosting evenly over cake. Slice to serve. Store any remaining cake in the refrigerator.
Serve and enjoy!
for the banana cake:
Preheat oven to 350°. Spray a 9'' x 13'' pan with cooking spray and set aside.
In a large bowl, thoroughly mash the bananas. Add the sugar, butter, and sour cream, and stir to combine. Add the eggs one at a time, stirring to combine after each addition. Then stir in the vanilla.
In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, and allspice.
Add half the flour mixture to the banana mixture, and stir to combine. Then add the other half of the flour mixture, stirring again. Spread batter evenly in prepared pan. Bake for about 30 minutes, or until nicely browned and a toothpick comes out with no wet batter. The cake surface should bounce back when you press on it. Cool completely before frosting.
for the cinnamon cream cheese frosting:
With an electric mixer, combine all ingredients until smooth and creamy. Spread frosting evenly over cake. Slice to serve. Store any remaining cake in the refrigerator.
