Prep Time: 30 mins | Cook Time: 40 mins
I will always prefer this decadent banana cake with cream cheese frosting over anything. It is a super moist, flavorful cake with a heavenly frosting that will have you screaming your lungs out! This easy, simple cake you can make at the comfort of your home any time. This will easily win your heart in one bite.
Ingredients
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For The Banana Cake:
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp salt
1/2 cup butter, softened
1 1/3 cups sugar
2 eggs
1 cup sour cream
1 tsp vanilla extract
4 medium bananas, mashed (about 2 cups)
For The Cream Cheese Frosting:
8 oz cream cheese, room temperature
1/2 cup butter, room temperature
1 tsp vanilla extract
3 cups powdered sugar
How to make Banana Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting
Step 1: Prepare the oven. Preheat it to 350 degrees.
Step 2: Using a non-stick spray, grease two 8-inch cake pans.
To make the Banana Cake:
Step 1: Add the butter and sugar in a large bowl. Beat until creamy.
Step 2: Add in the eggs and beat until incorporated before beating in the sour cream and vanilla.
Step 3: Then, add in the flour, baking soda, and salt. Mix until just combined.
Step 4: Mix in the mashed bananas until incorporated.
Step 5: Divide the batter equally into the prepared cake pans.
Step 6: Place inside the preheated oven and bake for about 35 to 40 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center of the cake comes out clean.
To make the Cream Cheese Frosting:
Step 1: Place the cream cheese and butter in a medium bowl. Beat until combined, then, add in the vanilla. Mix well.
Step 2: Slowly add in the powdered sugar. Beating until smooth and creamy.
Step 3: Frost the cake once cooled. Enjoy!
Ingredients
- For The Banana Cake:
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/2 cup butter, softened
- 1 1/3 cups sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 cup sour cream
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 4 medium bananas, mashed (about 2 cups)
- For The Cream Cheese Frosting:
- 8 oz cream cheese, room temperature
- 1/2 cup butter, room temperature
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 3 cups powdered sugar
Instructions
Step 1: Prepare the oven. Preheat it to 350 degrees.
Step 2: Using a non-stick spray, grease two 8-inch cake pans.
To make the Banana Cake:
Step 1: Add the butter and sugar in a large bowl. Beat until creamy.
Step 2: Add in the eggs and beat until incorporated before beating in the sour cream and vanilla.
Step 3: Then, add in the flour, baking soda, and salt. Mix until just combined.
Step 4: Mix in the mashed bananas until incorporated.
Step 5: Divide the batter equally into the prepared cake pans.
Step 6: Place inside the preheated oven and bake for about 35 to 40 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center of the cake comes out clean.
To make the Cream Cheese Frosting:
Step 1: Place the cream cheese and butter in a medium bowl. Beat until combined, then, add in the vanilla. Mix well.
Step 2: Slowly add in the powdered sugar. Beating until smooth and creamy.
Step 3: Frost the cake once cooled. Enjoy!
