Old Fashioned Banana Cake
Need a little somethin’ extra for that Banana Bread? Try this Banana Cake! It is almost like bread, with the exception that the consistency is lighter (more like cake). And then there’s that sweet cream cheese frosting! Who doesn’t love the cream cheese frosting? For many occasions in my life, it’s the cream cheese frosting that wins me over. There I said it.
This tasty cake, can be used as a dessert or even for breakfast – if you like. Don’t worry, there’s plenty of cream cheese frosting to put on top. 
Mmmm….frosting, That looks about right amount, huh?
For other banana recipes from The Gingham Apron: try Ms. Kay’s Banana Bars and Simple Banana Cake
Old Fashioned Banana Cake
Author: Molly (adapted from Ina Garten)
Recipe type: dessert, cake
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Serves: 9
Ingredients
- 3 ripe bananas
- ¾ c. sugar
- ½ c. brown sugar
- ½ c. canola oil
- 2 eggs
- ½ c. sour cream
- 1 t. vanilla
- 2 c. flour
- 1 t. baking soda
- ½ t. kosher salt
- ½ c. chopped walnuts
- walnut halves (for decorating)
- Cream Cheese Frosting:
- 6 oz. cream cheese, at room temperature
- 6 T unsalted butter, at room temperature
- 1 t. vanilla
- 2½ c. powdered sugar
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour a 9 x 2 inch round cake pan.
- Mix with electric mixer mashed bananas, granulated sugar, and brown sugar on low speed with a paddle attachment. On low speed, add the oil, eggs, sour cream, and vanilla. Mix until smooth.
- In another bowl, sift together the flour, baking soda, and salt. With the mixer on low, add the dry ingredients and mix just until combined. Stir in the chopped walnuts. 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, then turn out onto a cooling rack, and cool completely.
- Spread the frosting thickly on the top of the cake and decorate with walnut halves.
- Mix the cream cheese, butter, and vanilla with electric mixer on low speed. Add the sugar and mix until smooth. Spread frosting on top of the cake.
This looks delicious. What measurement of flour do you use?
2 Cups. Hope you love it!