Banana Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting

5 from 2 votes

This Banana Cake recipe tastes like caramelized bananas with a perfect cream cheese frosting. Good luck stopping yourself from eating it!

Prep Time15

Cook Time45

Total Time1

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Servings: servings

Preheat oven to 350°F and grease a 13x9 inch baking pan.
In a large bowl, cream together the softened butter, granulated sugar, and light brown sugar until light and fluffy. Add in the oil and mix again.
1/2 cup unsalted butter, 1/4 cup vegetable oil, 1 cup granulated sugar, 1/2 cup light brown sugar
Beat in the eggs, then add in the mashed bananas, vanilla extract, and sour cream.
2 large eggs, 3/4 cup sour cream, 1 teaspoon vanilla extract, 1 & 1/2 cup bananas mashed
In a separate bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon, and salt.
2 cups all-purpose flour, 1 teaspoon baking soda, 1 teaspoon baking powder, 1/2 teaspoon salt, 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
Gradually add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients, mixing until just combined. Do not overmix.
Pour the batter into the prepared baking pan and bake for 45-50 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
Let the cake cool completely in the pan on a wire rack.

For the frosting, beat together the softened cream cheese and butter until smooth and creamy.
8 oz cream cheese, 1/2 cup unsalted butter
Gradually add powdered sugar, beating well after each addition until fully incorporated.
2 & 2/3 cups powdered sugar
Add vanilla extract and mix until combined. If the frosting is too thick, add milk or heavy cream, one tablespoon at a time, until you reach your desired consistency.
1 tsp vanilla extract, 1-2 tbsp milk or heavy cream
Spread the cream cheese frosting evenly over the cooled cake. Decorate with chopped up walnuts, slice, serve, and enjoy!