creamy, dreamy banana cake

(2 ratings)
Recipe by
Linda Dalton
Coconut Creek, FL

This is a recipe that's a combination of many banana breads I've made over the years. It's simple, ever-so-moist, and loaded with fresh banana flavor. It took me a few tries to get it right, and I believe it's the sour cream that makes this cake so tender and delicious.

(2 ratings)
yield 9 serving(s)
method Bake

Ingredients For creamy, dreamy banana cake

  • 2 c
    all purpose flour
  • 2 tsp
    baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp
    salt
  • 4 Tbsp
    butter, softened to room temp
  • 2 Tbsp
    canola oil
  • 3/4 c
    granulated sugar- splenda no calorie sweetner works fine too
  • 2 lg
    eggs, at room temperature
  • 1
    egg white, at room temperatue
  • 1 tsp
    pure vanilla extract
  • 4
    very ripe bananas- the browner the better
  • 1/2 c
    light sour cream
  • FROSTING
  • 4 oz
    neufchatel cheese, softened to room temp (that's low fat cream cheese)
  • 4 Tbsp
    butter, softened to room temp
  • 1/2 tsp
    pure vanilla extract
  • 1/2 c
    confectioners' sugar

How To Make creamy, dreamy banana cake

  • 1
    Pre heat oven to 375 degrees and spray an 8"x8" pan with cooking spray. Whisk together flour, baking powder and salt. Set aside.
  • 2
    In small bowl, mash bananas and combine with sour cream. Set aside.
  • 3
    Using an electric mixer, beat butter, oil and sugar until incorporated (2 or 3 minutes). Add eggs, egg white and vanilla. Add half the dry ingredients into the butter mixture and combine. Now add the banana/sour cream mixture into the batter and mix until incorporated. Add the rest of the dry ingredients and mix until smooth, but try not to over mix.
  • 4
    Pour batter into prepared pan and bake 40 to 45 minutes. Allow to cool on wire rack and prepare the frosting.
  • 5
    In separate bowl, with hand mixer on medium/low speed, combine neufchatel, butter and vanilla extract. Add confectioners' sugar and mix until frosting is smooth. When cake is cooled, frost that little darling and serve.

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