Use up overripe bananas in this moist and delicious banana cake with a thick, sweet layer of cream cheese frosting!

Moist Banana Cake

Thank you for hanging in there with me and being patient while I work on mastering the art of enticing you with my pictures of food! I’m not where I want to be, but I have certainly come a long way from where I once was!

I recently read, “Flowers need both sun and rain to grow!” I just love that, it’s really stuck with me. It’s so true for everything in our lives!

If your bananas seem to be overripe as fast as mine are, then I think you’ll be happy you were able to to turn them into this delicious Banana Cake! If you still have more to use up, then I think you’ll like these Hulk Spinach Banana Muffins, Easy Chocolate Chip Banana Muffins, and Vegan Peanut Butter Banana Brownies!

What You’ll Need for the Cake:

• 1 1/2 cups Bananas, Mashed
• 3 cups Flour
• 1 tsp Baking Powder
• 1 tsp Baking Soda
• 1/2 tsp Cinnamon
• 3/4 cup Butter, Softened
• 1 cup Sugar
• 1/2 cup Brown Sugar
• 3 Eggs
• 2 tsp Vanilla
• 1 1/2 cups Buttermilk

And the Cream Cheese Frosting:

• 1 (8 oz) Cream Cheese, Softened
• 1/2 cup Butter, Softened
• 3 cups Powdered Sugar
• 1 tsp Vanilla

How to Make Banana Cake

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray 9 x 13 pan with non-stick spray and set aside.
• Mash enough bananas to make 1 1/2 cups and set aside.
• In a large bowl, whisk together 3 cups flour, 1 tsp baking powder, 1 tsp baking soda, and 1/2 tsp cinnamon.
• In a separate bowl, beat 3/4 cup softened butter until smooth and creamy. Add 1 cup sugar and 1/2 cup brown sugar and cream together. Add 3 eggs and 2 tsp vanilla and beat until well combined.
• Beat in mashed bananas.
• Mix in dry ingredients and 1 1/2 cups buttermilk with the wet ingredients. Beat until just combined. The batter will be slightly thick and a little lumpy, that’s okay.
• Spread batter evenly into the prepared pan. Bake for 45 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the middle comes out clean. (If the top of the cake is browning too quickly, loosely cover with aluminum foil until the cake is done.)
• Allow cake to cool.
• Make the cream cheese frosting by beating together 1 (8 oz) softened cream cheese, 1/2 cup softened butter, 3 cups powdered sugar, and 1 tsp vanilla. Beat until smooth and creamy, then spread evenly over the top of the cake.

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• Pumpkin Pie Cake Bars
• Blueberry Zucchini Cake
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• Rhubarb Cake

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Banana Cake, use up overripe bananas in this moist and delicious banana cake with a thick, sweet layer of cream cheese frosting!

Prep Time 15 minutes

Cook Time 45 minutes

Total Time 1 hour

Ingredients

Cake

• 1 1/2 cups Bananas, Mashed
• 3 cups Flour
• 1 tsp Baking Powder
• 1 tsp Baking Sodas
• 1/2 tsp Cinnamon
• 3/4 cup Butter, Softened
• 1 cup Sugar
• 1/2 cup Brown Sugar
• 3 Eggs
• 2 tsp Vanilla
• 1 1/2 cups Buttermilk

Cream Cheese Frosting

• 1 (8 oz) Cream Cheese, Softened
• 1/2 cup Butter, Softened
• 3 cups Powdered Sugar
• 1 tsp Vanilla

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray 9 x 13 pan with non-stick spray and set aside.
2. Mash enough bananas to make 1 1/2 cups and set aside.
3. In a large bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda, and cinnamon.
4. In a separate bowl, beat softened butter until smooth and creamy. Add sugar and brown sugar and cream together. Add eggs and vanilla and beat until well combined.
5. Beat in mashed bananas.
6. Mix dry ingredients and buttermilk with the wet ingredients. Beat until just combined. The batter will be slightly thick and a little lumpy, that's okay.
7. Spread batter evenly into the prepared pan. Bake for 45 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the middle comes out clean. (If the top of the cake is browning too quickly, loosely cover with aluminum foil until the cake is done.)
8. Allow cake to cool.
9. Make the cream cheese frosting by beating together softened cream cheese, softened butter, powdered sugar, and vanilla. Beat until smooth and creamy, then spread evenly over the top of the cake.