Old-Fashioned Banana Snack Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting
Servings: 12 Servings
Calories:
Ingredients
Banana Cake Recipe
- 3 very ripe bananas mashed
- ⅔ cup granulated sugar
- ½ cup light brown sugar lightly packed
- ½ cup oil of choice like canola, coconut, vegetable or olive
- 2 large eggs at room temperature
- ½ cup Greek yogurt or sour cream
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ cup coarsely chopped walnuts
Cream Cheese Frosting
- 6 ounces cream cheese room temperature
- 6 Tablespoons unsalted butter room temperature
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 ½ cups confectioners' sugar
- Optional: walnuts & pecans on top
Instructions
Preparing the Banana Cake
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour a 9-inch cake pan.
- Using mixer, mix the mashed bananas and sugars on low speed until combined. Add the oil, eggs, Greek yogurt/sour cream and vanilla and continue mixing on low until smooth.
- In a separate bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, and salt. Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and mix just until combined. Stir in the chopped walnuts, if using.
- Pour the batter into the prepared pan and bake for 45 to 50 minutes, until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool in the pan for 15 minutes, turn out onto a cooling rack, and cool completely.
Making the Cream Cheese Frosting
- Yield: frosting for topping 1 9-inch cake
- Using a mixer, mix together the cream cheese, butter, and vanilla on low speed until just combined. Add the powdered sugar and mix until smooth and creamy.
- Spread the frosting on top of the cake and decorate with walnut and pecan halves, if using.