Description
A moist and flavorful banana cake made with ripe bananas, perfect for using up overripe bananas. This easy one-bowl recipe requires no mixer and can be topped with optional cream cheese frosting.
Ingredients
Cake:
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1 ½ cups mashed bananas
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2 teaspoons lemon juice
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3 cups all-purpose flour
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1 ½ teaspoons baking soda
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¼ teaspoon salt
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2 ⅛ cups white sugar
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¾ cup butter
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3Â eggs
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2 teaspoons vanilla extract
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1 ½ cups buttermilk
Frosting:
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½ cup butter, softened
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1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
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1 teaspoon vanilla extract
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3 ½ cups confectioners’ sugar
Instructions
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Gather all ingredients. Preheat the oven to 275 degrees F (135 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9×13-inch pan.
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Make cake: Mix mashed bananas with lemon juice in a small bowl.
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Mix flour, baking soda, and salt in a medium bowl.
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Cream sugar and butter in a large bowl until light and fluffy, 3 to 4 minutes.
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Beat in eggs one at a time, then stir in vanilla.
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Beat in flour mixture alternately with buttermilk. Stir in banana mixture.
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Pour batter into the prepared pan.
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Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean, about 1 hour.
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Remove cake from the oven and place it directly into the freezer for 45 minutes. This will make the cake very moist.
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Meanwhile, make frosting: Cream butter and cream cheese until smooth. Beat in vanilla. Add confectioners sugar and beat on low speed until combined, then on high until frosting is smooth.
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Spread frosting on cooled cake.
Notes
- Use very ripe bananas with lots of brown spots for the best flavor
- This recipe works without a mixer – just mix by hand
- Don’t overmix the batter to keep the cake tender
- Cake can be made without frosting for a lighter version
- Store covered at room temperature for up to 3 days
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 35-40 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice (1/12 of cake)
- Calories: 320
- Sugar: 28g
- Sodium: 280mg
- Fat: 12g
- Saturated Fat: 6g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 52g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 5g
- Cholesterol: 45mg
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