This banana cake with cream cheese icing sounds absolutely delicious! Here are the instructions for making it:
Ingredients:
For the cake:
- 3 large ripe bananas, mashed
- 1 1/2 teaspoons lemon zest
- 3 large eggs
- 2 3/4 tablespoons lemon juice
- 1/2 tablespoon baking soda
- 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1 1/2 cups whole milk
For the cream cheese icing:
- 8 ounces cream cheese, softened
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 3 cups powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions:
- Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C). Grease and flour a 9×13 inch baking dish.
- In a large mixing bowl, combine mashed bananas, lemon zest, eggs, and lemon juice.
- Add baking soda, brown sugar, flour, granulated sugar, salt, vanilla extract, butter, and milk. Mix until well combined and smooth.
- Pour the batter into the prepared baking dish and bake for 35-40 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean.
- Remove the cake from the oven and allow it to cool completely on a wire rack.
- While the cake is cooling, make the cream cheese icing. In a large mixing bowl, beat together cream cheese and butter until smooth and creamy.
- Add powdered sugar and vanilla extract. Beat until well combined and fluffy.
- Once the cake has cooled, spread the cream cheese icing over the top. Serve and enjoy!