Banana Cake With Banana Frosting Recipes

BANANA CAKE WITH CREAM CHEESE FROSTING

Steps:

• For the banana cake: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Grease and flour a 9-inch round cake pan.
• In the bowl of an electric mixer, combine the butter, brown sugar and granulated sugar. Mix on medium-high speed until light and fluffy, about 5 minutes.
• Meanwhile, sift the flour, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon and salt into a medium bowl. Set aside.
• Add the bananas to the butter mixture and mix until combined. Let the mixer do the work of mashing for you. Add the eggs one at a time and mix until well combined. Mix in the yogurt and vanilla. Turn the mixer to low and add the dry ingredients until just combined. Do not overmix.
• Pour the batter into the prepared cake pan. Bake until a cake tester or toothpick comes out clean, 45 to 50 minutes. Cool in the pan for 5 to 10 minutes, then turn onto a wire rack and cool completely.
• For the cream cheese frosting: Using the electric mixer on high speed, blend the cream cheese and butter until light and fluffy, 4 to 5 minutes. With the mixer on low, add the confectioners' sugar and then the vanilla.
• Spread the frosting on top of the cake. Decorate around the perimeter of the cake with raspberries, if desired.

BANANA CAKE WITH BANANA FROSTING

Steps:

• For cake, preheat oven to 350°F.
• Measure flour, soda, salt, baking powder and sugar into mixing bowl.
• Add softened butter and mix at medium speed of electric mixer until the mixture is a "mealy" consistency.
• Add buttermilk and mashed banana gradually and mix for four minutes; your mixture should be light and fluffy.
• Scrape the mixture from the sides of the bowl and add eggs in two additions, beating after each addition of egg.
• Pour into two greased and floured 9 inch cake pans and bake at 350° for about 25 minutes (cake should be golden brown).
• Remove layers from pan and cool completely, then chill layers before you frost the cake (the icing is thin and it WILL RUN if cake is not cold!).
• For frosting, cream butter and sugar together and slowly add the cream.
• Add the mashed banana gradually, continuing to beat as you add it.
• Add corn syrup and mix enough to blend well (corn syrup will help the thin frosting to "set").
• Frost cake and store in refrigerator.

BANANA CAKE WITH FUDGE FROSTING

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Grease bottom and sides of rectangular pan, 13x9x2 inches, with shortening. In medium bowl, mix flour, baking soda, cinnamon and salt; set aside.
• In large bowl, beat 1 cup sugar and 1 cup butter with electric mixer on high speed, scraping bowl occasionally, until fluffy. Beat in eggs and 1 teaspoon vanilla. Gradually beat in flour mixture alternately with buttermilk until smooth. Stir in bananas. Pour into pan.
• Bake 30 to 35 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center of cake comes out clean. Cool completely, about 1 hour.
• Meanwhile, in 2-quart saucepan, mix 1 cup granulated sugar and the cocoa. Stir in milk, 1/4 cup butter and the corn syrup. Heat to boiling, stirring frequently. Boil 3 minutes, stirring occasionally; remove from heat. Beat in powdered sugar and 1 teaspoom vanilla with spoon until smooth and spreadable. Spread Fudge Frosting on cooled cake.

BANANA CAKE WITH CREAM CHEESE FROSTING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, cream shortening and sugar until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Add egg yolks, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Add bananas and milk; mix just until combined. Combine flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Add to creamed mixture just until blended., In another bowl, beat egg whites until soft peaks form. Fold into batter. Pour into a greased 13x9-in. baking pan. Bake until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 30-35 minutes. Cool completely on a wire rack., In a large bowl, beat cream cheese and butter until fluffy. Add the confectioners' sugar, vanilla and salt; beat until smooth. Spread over cake. Store in the refrigerator. If desired, serve with sliced bananas.

~ BANANA CAKE & BANANA FROSTING ~

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 350 degree F. Grease a couple 9 inch cake pans or a 9 x 13 baking dish or pan.
• 2. In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar, well and beat in buttermilk. Lightly beat in the eggs and banana's. In another bowl, sift together dry ingredients. Add to the wet mixture and beat just until incorporated. Stir in nuts if using. Spread evenly into prepared pan or pans. Place in oven and bake 25 - 30 minutes for individual cakes or 40 - 45 minutes for 9 x 13 or until a pick inserted into the center comes out clean. Cool completely.
• 3. Make frosting: Mash banana and sprinkle with 1/4 - 1/2 tsp lemon juice. Cream butter and 1 cup of sugar. Beat in the banana and add remaining sugar. If a stiffer frosting is desired add more sugar until you get desired consistency.
• 4. Frost cake, can sprinkle with more nuts as I did or leave as is. Enjoy!

BEST EVER BANANA CAKE WITH CREAM CHEESE FROSTING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 275°F (135C).
• Grease and flour a 9 x 13 pan.
• In a small bowl, mix mashed banana with the lemon juice; set aside.
• In a medium bowl, mix flour, baking soda and salt; set aside.
• In a large bowl, cream 3/4 cup butter and 2 1/8 cups sugar until light and fluffy.
• Beat in eggs, one at a time, then stir in 2 tsp vanilla.
• Beat in the flour mixture alternately with the buttermilk.
• Stir in banana mixture.
• Pour batter into prepared pan and bake in preheated oven for one hour or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
• Remove from oven and place directly into the freezer for 45 minutes. This will make the cake very moist.
• For the frosting, cream the butter and cream cheese until smooth.
• Beat in 1 teaspoon vanilla.
• Add icing sugar and beat on low speed until combined, then on high speed until frosting is smooth.
• Spread on cooled cake.
• Sprinkle chopped walnuts over top of the frosting, if desired.

BANANA CAKE II

Steps:

• In a large bowl, mix together butter or margarine, sugar, eggs and vanilla. Set aside.
• In another bowl, sift together flour, salt, soda, and baking powder. Add these dry ingredients to the creamed mixture. Add sour milk and bananas to the batter. Beat together well.
• Line two 9 inch round cake pans, or one 9 x 13 inch pan with wax paper; the pans can be greased and floured instead, if desired. Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 17 to 20 minutes for the layered cakes, or for 25 to 40 minutes for the sheet cake.

BANANA CAKE WITH CARAMEL FROSTING

Steps:

• Cream margarine, sugar and eggs until fluffy.
• Stir in mashed bananas and milk.
• Combine flour, soda and salt.
• Add dry ingredients to banana mixture and blend thoroughly.
• Pour batter into greased and lightly floured 9X13 pan.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 45 min or until done.
• Cool and top with Penuche Caramel Frosting.
• Penuche Caramel Frosting:.
• Boil butter, brown sugar and milk over medium heat for 2 minutes.
• Cool.
• Beat in powdered sugar until you obtain the desired consistency.
• Pour over cake and spread.