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Banana Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting

This Banana Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting recipe is great for using up overripe bananas. A super delicious banana dessert.

  • Prep20 min
  • Cook25 min
  • Serves15
Banana Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting

Banana Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting is a fairly dense banana cake, much like banana bread, with some chocolate chips and a light and luscious cream cheese frosting with just the right amount of sweetness.

Banana Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting on a small plate.

Have some overripe bananas lying around? Instead of making banana bread, try this Banana Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting and Sugared Walnuts. It’s sweet, moist, and studded with mini-chocolate chips.

Unfrosted cake in baking dish.

Topping it off is a thick and creamy frosting and some sugared walnuts. It’s sure to be a family favorite. This recipe was previously posted on my old blog, Fort Mill SC Living. I don’t update it very often anymore so I’ve decided to gradually start reposting my favorite recipes here. It’s too confusing to have them in 2 places! And this recipe is one of my favorites.

Mashed banana in a bowl.

Mash the banana really well with a fork.

Use Overripe Bananas

Be sure to use really ripe bananas. You know the ones that have more black than yellow. We have a lot of those around our house and since they’re not very pleasant to eat plain when they’re that ripe, I do tons of baking with bananas. I’ve made Banana Pudding Bars, Banana Pudding Cupcakes, Bananas Foster Cake, and Banana Bread with Chocolate Glaze.

Banana Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting slice on a plate.

Banana Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting Recipe Tip

If your bananas become overripe before you are ready to bake with them, peel them, wrap in plastic and freeze them.

Kitchen Tools I Use

Slice of cake on a plate.

How To Store

Store in the refrigerator for up to 5 days or individually wrap pieces of cake and freeze for up to 2 months.

Banana Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting on a plate.

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Originally posted November 2, 2013.

Recipe Source: adapted from Sweet Pea’s Kitchen

Ingredients

Cream Cheese Frosting and Sugared Walnuts

Equipment Electric Stand Mixer, 9x13-inch baking dish, Baking spray with flour

Steps

  1. 1

    Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray a 9x13-inch baking dish with Baking Spray with Flour.

  2. 2

    In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, and salt. Set aside.

  3. 3

    Using an electric mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, beat butter and sugars at medium speed until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Add eggs one at a time. Turn mixer off and scrape sides of bowl with a rubber spatula.

  4. 4

    With mixer on low-speed, add sour cream and vanilla. Add banana and once incorporated, remove bowl from mixer and hand stir in flour and chocolate chips.

  5. 5

    Pour batter into prepared pan and bake for approximately 25 minutes or until toothpick inserted in middle comes out with just a few moist crumbs attached. Transfer pan to wire rack to cool.

  6. 6

    For frosting, using an electric mixer with a paddle attachment beat butter and cream cheese until smooth.

  7. 7

    Gradually add powdered sugar and then vanilla extract.

  8. 8

    To make walnuts, place walnuts and sugar in a small heavy-bottomed saucepan over medium heat. Stir constantly. After a few minutes, the sugar will begin to liquefy and coat the walnuts. Be careful not to let the mixture burn at this point. Keep stirring until the walnuts are well coated. Remove from heat and spread on a piece of parchment paper to cool.

  9. 9

    Remove cake from pan by lifting the edges of the parchment paper. Spread cake with frosting and top with sugared walnuts.

Notes

Be sure to use overripe bananas for this recipe. You will need 2 medium to large bananas. They should have lots of black spots on them.

Cake can be stored in the refrigerator for 5 days.

Nutrition

  • Calories482

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