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Banana Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting

This Banana Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting is light and fluffy with just the right amount of silky smooth frosting on top. If you have ripe bananas, this is the way to eat them up!
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 35 minutes
Servings 15
Calories 170 kcal

Ingredients
  

For the Cake:

  • 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
  • 1/2 cup butter softened
  • 1 cup plain Greek yogurt or sour cream
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1 1/2 cups mashed bananas about 3 bananas
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt

For the Frosting:

  • 1/2 cup butter softened
  • 4 ounces cream cheese softened
  • 2 1/2 cups powdered sugar sifted
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1/8 teaspoon salt
  • Banana chips or fresh banana slices

Instructions
 

For the Cake:

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees Grease a 9x13 inch metal baking pan.
  • Cream together butter and sugar with an electric mixer or stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment. Beat in the yogurt (or sour cream) and eggs and until thoroughly combined. Mix in the bashed bananas and vanilla extract.
  • Add the flour, baking soda, and salt and mix well. Pour into prepared baking pan and spread evenly. Bake for 33-35 minutes until toothpick comes out clean when inserted in the middle of the cake.
  • Let cake cool completely before adding frosting.

For the Frosting:

  • Beat butter and cream cheese together until smooth. Add the vanilla and powdered sugar and mix until thick and spreadable. Spread over the top of cooled cake.

Nutrition

Calories: 170kcalCarbohydrates: 38gProtein: 3gFat: 1gSaturated Fat: 1gCholesterol: 22mgSodium: 179mgPotassium: 111mgFiber: 1gSugar: 23gVitamin A: 45IUVitamin C: 2.1mgCalcium: 7mgIron: 0.9mg