Easy Banana Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting

I have tried baking many banana cakes from scratch without even coming close to the deliciousness in this Easy Banana Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting.

Course cake

Cuisine American

Keyword banana cake with cream cheese frosting, banana nut cake, best banana cake recipe, easy banana cake recipe

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 40

Total Time 50

Servings

Calories 482kcal

Author Beth Pierce

Ingredients

Banana Cake

1 box yellow cake mix I used Betty Crocker
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
Pinch of cloves
Water oil and eggs (that are listed on the box)
3 large over-ripe bananas mashed about 1 1/2 cups

Cream Cheese Icing

1 box 8 ounces cream cheese softened
6 tablespoons softened unsalted butter
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 1/4 cups powdered sugar
Optional: 1/3 cup chopped pecans

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease 9 x 13 pan.
In large bowl whisk together dry box mix, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg and cloves. Add water, oil and eggs as directed on box. With mixer on medium speed or beat vigorously by hand for 2 minutes. Stir in mashed bananas.
Bake for 30-40 minutes or until toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool completely.
In medium bowl using mixer cream butter and cream cheese. Beat in vanilla extract. Beat in powdered sugar about 1/2 cup at a time. Spread over cooled cake. If using top with chopped pecans.
Store cake in refrigerator.

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Notes

Always preheat your oven and bake the cake in the center of the oven.
Grease and flour your baking dish well. I love Baker's Joy which is a no stick baking spray with flour.
Use over-ripe bananas. Brown mushy bananas make a more flavorful moist cake.
If you really love cinnamon go hog wild and use a whole teaspoon.
Experiment with different cake mixes like butter pecan and spice.
Do not over-bake the cake. Start testing with the toothpick at 30 minutes.
The frosting can be prepared ahead of time and stored in the fridge.

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