Best Banana Cake
This Banana Cake recipe seriously is the BEST. It’s incredibly moist and fluffy, and also a great way to use up those old bananas sitting on your counter! Topped with creamy cinnamon cream cheese frosting, this homemade banana dream cake is not to be missed.
Author: Thenovicechefblog/Photo credit to thenovicechefblog.com
Ingredients
- 1 cup mashed over ripe bananas (about 2 large bananas)
- 2 teaspoons lemon juice
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1½ teaspoons baking soda
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ¾ cup (1½ sticks) unsalted butter
- 2⅛ cups granulated sugar
- 3 large eggs
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- ½ cup sour cream
- 4 oz applesauce
- 1 cup whole milk
- CINNAMON CREAM CHEESE FROSTING:
- ¾ cup (1½ sticks) unsalted butter, softened
- 12 oz (1½ packages) cream cheese, softened
- 5½ cups powdered sugar
- 2 teaspoons cinnamon
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 275°F (135°C). Grease and flour three 8-inch round cake pans, set aside.
- In a small bowl, mix mashed bananas with lemon juice, set aside. In a medium bowl, mix flour, baking soda and salt, set aside.
- In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs one at a time, then stir in vanilla, sour cream and applesauce. Beat in the flour mixture alternately with the milk. Fold in the banana mixture.
- Divide batter (about 2½ cup batter in each pan) into prepared pans. Bake for 40-50 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean. Let cake cool completely before frosting.
- For the frosting: In a large bowl, cream butter and cream cheese until smooth. Beat in powdered sugar, cinnamon and vanilla on low speed until combined, then on high until frosting is smooth.
- Assemble the 3 layers with a thick layer of frosting in between each layer and frost the cake as desired. Sprinkle on a little cinnamon around the outside and store in the fridge until ready to serve.
