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Old-Fashioned Banana Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting

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 to throw together. This old-fashioned banana cake turned out very moist, flavorful, and the cream cheese frosting made it extra special and my whole family loved this cake.

Old-Fashioned Banana Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting

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.

Old-Fashioned Banana Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting

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!

Old-Fashioned Banana Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting

Old-Fashioned Banana Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting

Old-Fashioned Banana Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting

Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 45 minutes
Total Time: 55 minutes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Servings: 8 -10
Author: Pam - For the Love of Cooking / Original by Barefoot Contessa - How Easy is That?

Ingredients

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 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

Instructions

  • 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. Slice and enjoy!
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  1. Leave it to Ina to have the best banana cake recipe! If only we could keep bananas around long enough to let them brown…I’m going to have to hide them from Remy if I want to make this!