The Best Banana Cake
Ingredients
- 1 ½ cups milk
- 2 ½ tablespoons fresh lemon juice divided
- 1 ⅓ cups mashed bananas
- ⅔ cup unsalted butter softened
- ½ cup brown sugar
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 3 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 ½ teaspoons baking soda
- ¼ teaspoon salt
Frosting
- 8 ounces cream cheese
- ⅓ cup butter softened
- 1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice or vanilla extract
- 1 ½ teaspoons lemon zest from 1 lemon, optional
- 3-3 ½ cups powdered sugar
Instructions
- 1
Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease and flour a 9 x 13 pan.
- 2
Place 1 ½ tablespoons lemon juice in a measuring cup. Top to 1 ½ cups with milk. Set aside.
- 3
Mix together mashed banana with 1 tablespoon lemon juice, set aside.
- 4
Beat together butter, brown and white sugar until combined. Add in eggs one at a time and vanilla. Mix on high until light and fluffy (almost the texture of frosting).
- 5
Combine flour, baking soda and salt in a medium bowl. Alternate adding flour mixture and milk to egg mixture stirring just until combined. (Do not overmix). Fold in bananas. Pour into prepared pan.
- 6
Put into the oven and reduce heat to 300°F. Bake 60 – 70 minutes (see note below) or just until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean (do not over bake).
60 min - 7
Remove from oven and place in the freezer for 45 minutes to make the cake extra moist. Cool completely before frosting.
45 min - 8
Cream together butter & cream cheese until fluffy. Add in lemon zest and juice.
- 9
Add powdered sugar a little at a time until you reach desired consistency. Spread over cooled cake.
FROSTING
Nutrition
Per serving (based on 15 servings)
