Banana Cake With Cream Cheese Icing Recipes

BANANA BUNDT CAKE WITH CINNAMON CREAM CHEESE ICING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F. Generously grease a 10-12 cup bundt pan with butter and then dust with flour. Set aside.
• Whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt in a small bowl. In a large mixing bowl, beat the butter and the sugar with an electric mixer until light and fluffy.
• Add the eggs and vanilla and beat again. Stir in the banana, and then add half of the dry ingredients. Stir until combined. Add the sour cream, stir, and add the remaining dry ingredients. Stir until combined and then stir in 1/2 cup chopped pecans.
• Pour the batter into the pan and spread evenly. Bake about 40-45 minutes, until toothpick inserted comes out mostly clean or with crumbs. Cool 5 minutes in pan and then invert on wire rack to cool completely.
• To make the icing, combine the cream cheese, powdered sugar, vanilla, and cinnamon in a large mixing bowl. Beat until fluffy, adding a tablespoon of milk and then an additional teaspoon at a time to reach the desired consistency.
• Spoon the icing over the completely cooled cake and sprinkle with remaining pecans. Serve immediately or refrigerate until ready to serve. Store covered in the refrigerator for 3-4 days. Enjoy!

BEST EVER BANANA CAKE WITH CREAM CHEESE FROSTING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 275°F (135C).
• Grease and flour a 9 x 13 pan.
• In a small bowl, mix mashed banana with the lemon juice; set aside.
• In a medium bowl, mix flour, baking soda and salt; set aside.
• In a large bowl, cream 3/4 cup butter and 2 1/8 cups sugar until light and fluffy.
• Beat in eggs, one at a time, then stir in 2 tsp vanilla.
• Beat in the flour mixture alternately with the buttermilk.
• Stir in banana mixture.
• Pour batter into prepared pan and bake in preheated oven for one hour or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
• Remove from oven and place directly into the freezer for 45 minutes. This will make the cake very moist.
• For the frosting, cream the butter and cream cheese until smooth.
• Beat in 1 teaspoon vanilla.
• Add icing sugar and beat on low speed until combined, then on high speed until frosting is smooth.
• Spread on cooled cake.
• Sprinkle chopped walnuts over top of the frosting, if desired.

BANANA CAKE WITH CREAM CHEESE FROSTING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, cream shortening and sugar until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Add egg yolks, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Add bananas and milk; mix just until combined. Combine flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Add to creamed mixture just until blended., In another bowl, beat egg whites until soft peaks form. Fold into batter. Pour into a greased 13x9-in. baking pan. Bake until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 30-35 minutes. Cool completely on a wire rack., In a large bowl, beat cream cheese and butter until fluffy. Add the confectioners' sugar, vanilla and salt; beat until smooth. Spread over cake. Store in the refrigerator. If desired, serve with sliced bananas.

BANANA CAKE WITH CREAM CHEESE FROSTING

Steps:

• For the banana cake: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Grease and flour a 9-inch round cake pan.
• In the bowl of an electric mixer, combine the butter, brown sugar and granulated sugar. Mix on medium-high speed until light and fluffy, about 5 minutes.
• Meanwhile, sift the flour, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon and salt into a medium bowl. Set aside.
• Add the bananas to the butter mixture and mix until combined. Let the mixer do the work of mashing for you. Add the eggs one at a time and mix until well combined. Mix in the yogurt and vanilla. Turn the mixer to low and add the dry ingredients until just combined. Do not overmix.
• Pour the batter into the prepared cake pan. Bake until a cake tester or toothpick comes out clean, 45 to 50 minutes. Cool in the pan for 5 to 10 minutes, then turn onto a wire rack and cool completely.
• For the cream cheese frosting: Using the electric mixer on high speed, blend the cream cheese and butter until light and fluffy, 4 to 5 minutes. With the mixer on low, add the confectioners' sugar and then the vanilla.
• Spread the frosting on top of the cake. Decorate around the perimeter of the cake with raspberries, if desired.

BANANA LAYER CAKE WITH CREAM CHEESE FROSTING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F
• Lightly butter three 8-inch-diameter cake pans with 2-inch-high sides; dust pans with flour.
• Combine cake flour, baking soda, baking powder and 1/2 teaspoon salt in medium bowl.
• Mix mashed bananas, buttermilk and 1 teaspoon vanilla in another medium bowl.
• Using electric mixer, beat 1/2 cup butter and sugar in large bowl until blended.
• Add eggs 1 at a time, beating to blend after each addition.
• Add dry ingredients alternately with banana mixture in 3 additions, beginning and ending with dry ingredients and beating just until blended after each addition.
• Divide batter equally among prepared pans.
• Bake cakes until tops are just beginning to color and tester inserted into center comes out with a few crumbs attached, about 20 minutes.
• Cool cakes in pans on racks 10 minutes.
• Using small knife, cut around cakes to loosen; turn cakes out onto racks and cool completely.
• Beat cream cheese and remaining 1 cup butter in large bowl until light and fluffy.
• Beat in remaining 1 tablespoon vanilla and pinch of salt.
• Gradually beat in powdered sugar.
• Cover and refrigerate frosting until firm enough to spread, about 15 minutes.
• Place 1 cake layer on platter.
• Spread 1/2 cup frosting over top.
• Place half of sliced bananas evenly over frosting, leaving 1/4-inch border at edge.
• Place second cake layer on work surface.
• Spread 1/4 cup frosting over top.
• Place cake layer, frosting side down, atop bananas.
• Spread 1/2 cup frosting over top.
• Place remaining half of sliced bananas evenly over frosting, leaving 1/4-inch border at edge.
• Place third cake layer on work surface.
• Spread 1/4 cup frosting over top.
• Place cake layer, frosting side down, atop bananas.
• Spread remaining frosting over sides and top of cake. (Can be made 1 day ahead.
• Cover and chill.
• Let stand 1 hour at room temperature before serving.).