Banana Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting
Decadent, easy to make Banana Cake topped with a silky Cream Cheese Frosting.
Servings : 16
Ingredients
CAKE
- 1 stick (8 tablespoons) unsalted butter, softened
- 1-1/3 cups sugar
- 1-1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 egg
- 1 cup mashed ripened bananas, about 2 to 3 bananas
- 1/2 cup sour cream
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 cup chopped pecans or walnuts
CREAM CHEESE FROSTING
- 1 package (8 ounces) cream cheese, softened (I use 1/3 Less Fat Cream Cheese)
- 1 stick (8 tablespoons) unsalted butter, softened
- 1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract
- 5 cups powdered sugar
Instructions
CAKE
- Preheat oven to 350˚F.
- Lightly grease a 9x13 glass baking dish with cooking spray; set aside.
- In a large mixing bowl beat butter on high until creamy; about 30 seconds.
- Add sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt; beat until combined.
- Add egg, mashed bananas, sour cream and vanilla; beat until incorporated.
- Mix in the flour; continue to mix until combined.
- Stir in pecans.
- Transfer batter to previously prepared baking dish and, using an offset spatula, spread batter evenly.
- Bake for 30 to 40 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
In the meantime, prepare the Cream Cheese Frosting.
- In your mixer's bowl, combine cream cheese, butter and vanilla; mix until fluffy and completely combined.
- Slowly add powdered sugar, about 1/3-cup at a time; continue to mix until smooth and thoroughly incorporated.
- Remove cake from oven and let cool on a wire rack.
- Frost cooled cake with previously prepared Cream Cheese Frosting.
- Cut and Serve.
Notes
Adapted from Better Homes and Gardens New Cook Book, Sixteenth Edition (Better Homes and Gardens Plaid)
- WW POINTS: Without the Frosting, the Cake is 11 POINTS.
Nutrition
Serving: 1 slice | Calories: 428 kcal | Carbohydrates: 53 g | Protein: 4 g | Fat: 23 g | Saturated Fat: 11 g | Trans Fat: 1 g | Cholesterol: 60 mg | Sodium: 129 mg | Potassium: 130 mg | Fiber: 1 g | Sugar: 39 g | Vitamin A: 610 IU | Vitamin C: 1 mg | Calcium: 40 mg | Iron: 1 mg | Net Carbs: 52 g
Nutritional info is an estimate and provided as courtesy. Values may vary according to the ingredients and tools used. Please use your preferred nutritional calculator for more detailed info.