Old-Fashioned Banana Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting

I found this easy old-fashioned banana cake with cream cheese frosting recipe in my Ina Garten cookbook ~ Barefoot Contessa – How Easy is That?  The cake smelled heavenly while it baked and the frosting is super simple!  My whole family loved this cake.

Old-Fashioned Banana Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting

Old-Fashioned Banana Cake:

• 3 very ripe bananas mashed
• ¾ cup white sugar
• ½ cup brown sugar packed
• ½ cup vegetable oil
• 2 extra-large eggs, at room temperature
• ½ cup sour cream
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• Zest from 1 orange
• 2 cups flour
• 1 tsp baking soda
• ½ tsp salt

Cream Cheese Frosting:

• 6 oz cream cheese, at room temperature
• 6 tbsp unsalted butter, softened at room temperature
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 2 ½ cups powdered sugar, sifted

How to Make an Old-Fashioned Banana Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour a 9-inch springform cake pan.

Make the cake by beating together the bananas, white sugar, and brown sugar with a mixer until combined. Add the oil, eggs, sour cream, vanilla, and orange zest; beat until creamy and smooth.

In a separate bowl, combine the flour, baking soda, and salt; mix well.

Add the flour mixture to the banana mixture and mix with a rubber spatula until just combined. Pour the batter into the prepared pan.

Place into the oven and bake for 45 to 50 minutes, or until a wooden skewer is inserted in the center and comes out clean. Remove from the oven and cool in the pan for 15 minutes before moving it to a rack to cool completely.

Make the frosting when the cake has completely cooled by combining the cream cheese, softened butter, and vanilla extract. Beat with a mixer until creamy and smooth. Add the sifted powdered sugar and mix with a rubber spatula making sure to scrape the sides of the bowl.

Spread the frosting thickly on top of the cake and decorate the top with walnut halves. Enjoy!