Banana Bread Cake Recipe

Give me some banana bread cake any day of the week. Don’t get me wrong. Banana bread itself is good. But cake. With icing. Yes please! This recipe is a keeper y’all! You will be waiting for the bananas to overripe on your counter tops. Trust me on this one!

Banana Bread Cake Recipe

Cake Ingredients:

• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 1 cup sour cream
• 2 eggs
• 1/2 cup softened butter
• 3 bananas (mashed)
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 3/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup chopped pecans

Frosting Ingredients:

• 1/2 cup butter
• 3 cups powdered sugar
• 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 3 tablespoons milk
• 1/4 cup chopped pecans (optional)

Cake Instructions:

1. Start by preheating your oven to 375 degrees F.
2. Grease a 13×9 inch cake pan.
3. Then start mixing your banana bread cake ingredients. Beat together the sugar, sour cream, eggs, and butter until creamy.
4. Add in your mashed bananas and vanilla extract. Stir well.
5. Then add in your dry ingredients of flour, baking soda, and salt.
6. Mix well then stir in the pecans.
7. Spread into your prepared pan and bake for 25 minutes or until brown. Test to see if the cake is done with a toothpick before removing from oven.
8. Cool a few minutes before adding frosting.

Frosting Instructions:

1. Heat butter in a saucepan over medium heat.
2. Cook until it reaches a medium brown color.
3. Then remove from heat and whisk in powdered sugar a little at a time. Add milk as the mixture thickens.
4. Add in vanilla last and stir.
5. Pour the frosting over your warm banana bread cake immediately. Smooth with a spatula.
6. Sprinkle with additional pecans if desired.

Yes you should let this cool before cutting but I never can wait. I just slice it slightly warm and dive right in!

Will you be making a banana bread cake anytime soon? I know you are going to love this recipe.

Have more bananas to use up? Try the other recipes!

• Banana Chocolate Chip Cookies
• Pumpkin Banana Bread
• Applesauce Banana Cake Recipe
• Apple Banana Bread
• Strawberry Banana Smoothie

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Ingredients

Cake Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 1 cup sour cream
• 2 eggs
• 1/2 cup softened butter
• 3 bananas mashed
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 3/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup chopped pecans

Frosting Ingredients

• 1/2 cup butter
• 3 cups powdered sugar
• 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 3 tablespoons milk
• 1/4 cup chopped pecans optional

Instructions

Cake Instructions

• Start by preheating your oven to 375 degrees F.
• Grease a 13x9 inch cake pan.
• Then start mixing your banana bread cake ingredients.  Beat together the sugar, sour cream, eggs, and butter until creamy.
• Add in your mashed bananas and vanilla extract.  Stir well.
• Then add in your dry ingredients of flour, baking soda, and salt.
• Mix well then stir in the pecans.
• Spread into your prepared pan and bake for 25 minutes or until brown.  Test to see if the cake is done with a toothpick before removing from oven.
• Cool a few minutes before adding frosting.

Frosting Instructions

• Heat butter in a saucepan over medium heat.
• Cook until it reaches a medium brown color.
• Then remove from heat and whisk in powdered sugar a little at a time.  Add milk as the mixture thickens.
• Add in vanilla last and stir.
• Pour the frosting over your warm banana bread cake immediately.  Smooth with a spatula.
• Sprinkle with additional pecans if desired.

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