Banana Cake
This banana cake recipe makes a moist, flavorful cake with easy pantry ingredients and mashed ripe bananas, topped with a luscious cream cheese frosting.
Instructions
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{'id': 'step_0', 'step': 1, 'text': 'Gather all ingredients. Preheat the oven to 275 degrees F (135 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9x13-inch pan.'}
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{'id': 'step_1', 'step': 2, 'text': 'Make cake: Mix mashed bananas with lemon juice in a small bowl.'}
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{'id': 'step_2', 'step': 3, 'text': 'Mix flour, baking soda, and salt in a medium bowl.'}
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{'id': 'step_3', 'step': 4, 'text': 'Cream sugar and butter in a large bowl until light and fluffy, 3 to 4 minutes.'}
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{'id': 'step_4', 'step': 5, 'text': 'Beat in eggs one at a time, then stir in vanilla.'}
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{'id': 'step_5', 'step': 6, 'text': 'Beat in flour mixture alternately with buttermilk. Stir in banana mixture.'}
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{'id': 'step_6', 'step': 7, 'text': 'Pour batter into the prepared pan.'}
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{'id': 'step_7', 'step': 8, 'text': 'Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean, about 1 hour.'}
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{'id': 'step_8', 'step': 9, 'text': 'Remove cake from the oven and place it directly into the freezer, uncovered, for 45 minutes. This will make the cake very moist.'}
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{'id': 'step_9', 'step': 10, 'text': 'Meanwhile, make frosting: Cream butter and cream cheese until smooth. Beat in vanilla. Add confectioners sugar and beat on low speed until combined, then on high until frosting is smooth.'}
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{'id': 'step_10', 'step': 11, 'text': 'Spread frosting on cooled cake.'}
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{'id': 'step_11', 'step': 12, 'text': 'Serve and enjoy!'}
Nutrition Facts
Per serving (18 servings total)