Best 7 Best Banana Cake Recipes

THE BEST BANANA CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F and line a 9-by-13-inch baking pan (see Cook's Note) with aluminum foil, leaving a 2-inch overhang on the two longer sides. Lightly spray the foil with nonstick cooking spray.
• For the cake, mash the bananas in a large bowl with a fork or potato masher until very smooth. Whisk in the dark brown sugar, melted butter, sour cream, eggs and vanilla until smooth and combined. In a separate large bowl, whisk together the flour, cinnamon, baking soda and salt.
• Fold the dry ingredients into the banana mixture in thirds until just combined. Pour into the prepared baking pan and smooth the top. Bake until golden brown and a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 1 hour. Leave the cake in the pan to cool slightly, about 30 minutes. Use the foil overhang to remove the cake from the pan, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
• Meanwhile, beat the butter, cream cheese and salt in a large bowl with an electric mixer on medium speed until smooth. Reduce to low speed, then add the powdered sugar a cup at a time until smooth. Increase the speed to medium-high and beat until fluffy, 1 to 2 minutes. Beat in the vanilla extract.
• Transfer 1/2 cup of the frosting to a small bowl and stir in the dulce de leche until smooth. Cover both frostings with plastic wrap and keep at room temperature until ready to assemble the cake.
• For the candied banana chips, warm the maple syrup in a medium nonstick skillet over medium heat until it just starts bubbling. Add the banana chips and cook, tossing and stirring frequently with a rubber spatula, until the chips have absorbed almost all the maple syrup and are browned in spots, 3 to 4 minutes. Immediately transfer the banana chips to a baking sheet, spread in an even layer and cool completely. Once cool, roughly chop.
• Transfer the cake to a serving platter. Spread about 3/4 cup plain cream cheese frosting all over the top of the cake.
• Dollop the dulce de leche frosting and remaining plain frosting on top, then use a small offset spatula to swirl both frostings together in a swooping design, making sure the frosting goes all the way to the edges of the cake. Top with the chopped candied banana chips.

THE BEST BANANA BUNDT CAKE (DORIE GREENSPAN)

Steps:

• Center a rack in the oven and preheat to 350°F Generously butter a 9- to 10-inch (12 cup) Bundt pan. (If you use a silicone pan there's no need to butter it.) Don't place the pan on a baking sheet - you want the oven's heat to circulate through the Bundt's inner tube.
• Whisk the flour, baking soda and salt together.
• Working with a stand mixer, preferably fitted with a paddle attachment, or with a hand mixer in a large bowl, beat the butter until creamy. Add the sugar and beat at medium speed until pale and fluffy. Beat in the vanilla, then add the eggs one at a time, beating for about 1 minute after each egg goes inches Reduce the mixer speed to low and mix in the bananas. Finally, mix in half the dry ingredients (don't be disturbed when the batter curdles), all the sour cream and then the rest of the flour mixture. Scrape the batter into the pan, rap the pan on the counter to debubble the batter and smooth the top.
• Bake for 65-75 minutes, or until a thin knife inserted deep into the center of the cake comes out clean. Check the cake after about 30 minutes - if it is browning too quickly, cover it loosely with a foil tent. Transfer the cake to a rack and cool for 10 minutes before unmolding onto the rack to cool to room temperature. If you have time, wrap the cooled cake in plastic and allow it to sit overnight before serving - it's even better the next day.
• OPTIONAL LEMONY WHITE ICING: Sift 3/4 cup confectioners' sugar into a bowl and squeeze in enough fresh lemon juice (start with 2 teaspoons and add more by drops) to make an icing thin enough to drizzle down the Bundt's curves.
• MUFFIN OPTION: Halve the recipe. You can add nuts or chocolate chips. Bake 28-32 minutes. Yields 12 muffins.

BEST EVER BANANA, WALNUT AND CARAMEL CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 180 degrees celsius.
• Cream the butter and sugar until fluffy.
• Add vanilla essence.
• Beats eggs in one at a time.
• Mash bananas and beat into the creamy mixture.
• Sift the flour and bicarbonate of soda and add to the mixture.
• Stir in the milk and fold the mixture until all ingredients are mixed well.
• Grease a 20 cm round tin and line with baking paper.
• Pour cake mixture into tin.
• Then pour Caramel and Walnut Topping over uncooked cake and bake for about 45-60 minutes.
• Remove from oven and allow to cool for about 5 minutes before you turn it out onto a wire rack.
• Serve with a dollop of cream.
• For the CARAMEL AND WALNUT TOPPING, place butter and brown sugar in a saucepan and stir over low heat until the butter is melted and mixture is smooth.
• Add walnuts and pour over cake before placing into oven.

MARY'S BEST-EVER BANANA CAKE WITH CREAM CHEESE FROSTING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Grease with vegetable shortening, the sides and bottom of a 9-inch by 13-inch baking pan; set aside.
• In a medium mixing bowl, thoroughly combine both types of sugar.
• Add the oil and mix well.
• Add the beaten eggs, mashed banana, and milk; mix well.
• In another medium mixing bowl, thoroughly combine with a wire whisk, the flour, baking powder, and baking soda.
• Add the flour mixture 1/2 cup at a time to the banana mixture, mixing after each flour addition just until incorporated.
• Mix in 1 teaspoon vanilla extract as the last ingredient to be added to the batter; mix well.
• Pour the batter into the prepared pan.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center of the cake comes out clean.
• Place cake on a wire rack to cool completely. Frost with cream cheese frosting, if desired.
• Cream Cheese Frosting Instructions: In a medium mixing bowl with an electric mixer on medium speed, beat the cream cheese and butter together. Add the powdered sugar and 1 teaspoon vanilla extract, beating until smooth. Spread frosting on cooled banana cake.

BEST EVER BANANA CAKE WITH CREAM CHEESE FROSTING

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 275°. 2. Grease and flour a 9 x 13 pan. 3. In a small bowl, mix mashed banana with the lemon juice; set aside. 4. In a medium bowl, mix flour, baking soda and salt; set aside. 5. In a large bowl, cream 3/4 cup butter and 2 1/8 cups sugar until light and fluffy. 6. Beat in eggs, one at a time, then stir in 2 tsp vanilla. 7. Beat in the flour mixture alternately with the buttermilk. 8. Stir in banana mixture. 9. Pour batter into prepared pan and bake in preheated oven for one hour or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. 10. Remove from oven and place directly into the freezer for 45 minutes. This will make the cake very moist. 11. For the frosting, cream the butter and cream cheese until smooth. 12. Beat in 1 teaspoon vanilla. 13. Add icing sugar and beat on low speed until combined, then on high speed until frosting is smooth. 14. Spread on cooled cake. 15. Sprinkle chopped walnuts over top of the frosting, if desired.

BEST EVER BANANA CAKE

Steps:

• 1. First, preheat the oven to 300ºF and grease a 9 x 13 cake pan. I always forget these steps.
• 2. Crumble: Combine all the crumble ingredients in a medium sized mixing bowl. If the bowl is too small, the ingredients slide up and out of the bowl while mixing. I use a pastry knife to mix until all the ingredients are tacky with butter. Spread this out evenly in the bottom of the cake pan. I pat it down with my hand to get it to stick together so that when I add the cake batter no holes form and no crumble floats.
• 3. Cake: I use a stand mixer instead of a hand mixer and just never turn it off through the whole process. Start by adding the butter with the mixer on low. Now start to slowly add the rest of the ingredients except the flour in the order they are listed. Let the mixer do the work of beating the eggs and mashing the bananas increasing the mixer speed to high for a minute or two. Return the mixer speed to low and slowly add the flour. Once everything is well mixed, pour the batter over the crumble and bake for 45 minutes to 1 hour. Leave cake in the pan and let it cool before frosting.
• 4. Frosting: Once the cake is in the oven you have plenty of time to clean up the mixer and make the frosting. Again, start with the butter with the mixer on low. Add the pancake syrup, maple is my favorite, and slowly add the confectioner sugar. If you have gone to far adding the confectioner sugar and the frosting becomes too stiff to spread easily, sprinkle cold water into the mix until it is manageable again. A little water goes a long way. Spread frosting on completely cooled cake.

BEST BANANA CAKE

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven based on cake mix directions, which is typically 350 degrees. Lightly grease 13x9 glass pan.
• 2. Mix all cake ingredients. Pour into prepared pan. Bake according to cake mix directions, typically around 30 minutes.
• 3. Blend together frosting ingredients until smooth. Spread on slightly warm or cooled cake.
• 4. Serve and enjoy! Store leftovers, if there are any, in the fridge.