Name: Old-Fashioned Banana Cake
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 50 min
Total time: 70 min
Yield: 8 servings
Ingredients: 3 very ripe bananas, mashed; ¾ cup granulated sugar; ½ cup light brown sugar, lightly packed; ½ cup vegetable oil; 2 extra-large eggs, at room temperature; ½ cup sour cream; 1 tsp pure vanilla extract; Grated zest of 1 orange; 2 cups all-purpose flour; 1 tsp baking soda; ½ tsp kosher salt; ½ cup coarsely chopped walnuts (optional); Cream Cheese Frosting, recipe follows; Walnut halves, for decorating (optional); 6 oz cream cheese, at room temperature; 6 Tbsp (¾ stick) unsalted butter, at room temperature; 1 tsp pure vanilla extract; 2 ½ cups sifted confectioners' sugar (½ lb)

Prep Time

20 min

Cook Time

50 min

Yields

8 servings

Take those ripe bananas and turn them into a scrumptious banana cake. Finish with cream cheese frosting.

ingredients

very ripe bananas, mashed

cup granulated sugar

cup light brown sugar, lightly packed

cup vegetable oil

extra-large eggs, at room temperature

cup sour cream

tsp pure vanilla extract

Grated zest of 1 orange

cups all-purpose flour

tsp baking soda

tsp kosher salt

cup coarsely chopped walnuts (optional)

Cream Cheese Frosting, recipe follows

Walnut halves, for decorating (optional)

Cream Cheese Frosting

oz cream cheese, at room temperature

Tbsp (¾ stick) unsalted butter, at room temperature

tsp pure vanilla extract

2 ½

cups sifted confectioners' sugar (½ lb)

Ingredient Substitution Guide

directions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 350ºF. Grease and flour a 9 by 2-inch round cake pan.

Step 2

In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, mix the bananas, granulated sugar, and brown sugar on low speed until combined. With the mixer still on low, add the oil, eggs, sour cream, vanilla, and orange zest. Mix until smooth.

Step 3

In a separate bowl, sift together the flour, baking soda, and salt. With the mixer on low, add the dry ingredients and mix just until combined. Stir in the chopped walnuts, if using. Pour the batter into the prepared pan and bake for 45 to 50 minutes, until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool in the pan for 15 minutes, turn out onto a cooling rack, and cool completely.

Step 4

Spread the frosting thickly on the top of the cake and decorate with walnut halves, if using.

Step 5

Mix the cream cheese, butter, and vanilla in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment on low speed until just combined. Don’t whip! Add the sugar and mix until smooth.

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