Mary's Best-Ever Banana Cake With Cream Cheese Frosting |
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Prep Time: 0 Minutes Cook Time: 25 Minutes |
Ready In: 25 Minutes Servings: 12 |
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Trust me when I tell you this is one of the best banana cakes you will ever eat! One of my good friends shared this fantastic recipe with me many years ago-I hope you love the cake as much I do. (Note: To quickly ripen bananas, place in a brown paper grocery sack and tightly close top of sack. Check bananas periodically and remove from the bag when peels have turned completely black). Ingredients:
1 cup granulated sugar |
1/2 cup light brown sugar, firmly packed down |
1/2 cup vegetable oil |
2 large eggs, beaten |
3 large bananas, ripened until peels turn completely black, then peeled and mashed with a fork |
1/2 cup 2% low-fat milk |
2 cups unbleached all-purpose flour |
1 teaspoon baking powder |
1 teaspoon baking soda |
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract |
8 ounces philadelphia cream cheese (unwrap cheese, place in a microwave on high for 10 seconds or till softened) |
1/2 cup butter, softened at room temperature |
1 cup powdered sugar |
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract |
Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
2. Grease with vegetable shortening, the sides and bottom of a 9-inch by 13-inch baking pan; set aside.
3. In a medium mixing bowl, thoroughly combine both types of sugar.
4. Add the oil and mix well.
5. Add the beaten eggs, mashed banana, and milk; mix well.
6. In another medium mixing bowl, thoroughly combine with a wire whisk, the flour, baking powder, and baking soda.
7. Add the flour mixture 1/2 cup at a time to the banana mixture, mixing after each flour addition just until incorporated.
8. Mix in 1 teaspoon vanilla extract as the last ingredient to be added to the batter; mix well.
9. Pour the batter into the prepared pan.
10. Bake at 350 degrees for 25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center of the cake comes out clean.
11. Place cake on a wire rack to cool completely. Frost with cream cheese frosting, if desired.
12. 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.
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