Are you going to throw the over ripe bananas lying in your fruit bowl? Why not utilize them in making a banana cake. Bananas are simply awesome, as they give you an instant boost of energy! Bananas are high in iron, potassium, minerals and vitamins that are essential for our body.

So why not try your hand at making a nutritious banana cake recipe. Your kids will love you for trying out this new recipe which is full of health and taste. This article will teach you how to make a succulent banana cake adorned with delicious creamy cheese icing.

This banana cake is moist due to the mashed ripe bananas and the sinfully scrumptious cheese frosting, makes each bite delightful. The fragrance of bananas and vanilla will spread through your kitchen, and it will persuade you to binge on it. Follow these simple instructions to make this yummy dessert:

Ingredients:

3 pureed bananas (ripe)
One and half cups sugar
2 cups flour (sifted)
¼ tsp vanilla
¼ tsp baking powder
2 eggs (beaten)
½ cup milk
¾ teaspoon baking soda (add to pureed bananas)
½ teaspoon salt
½ cup butter
Cream cheese icing:
1 box powdered sugar (1 lb.)
½ stick butter (softened)
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
8 oz. cream cheese (softened)

Method:

At first pre heat your oven to 350 degrees F or 175 degree centigrade. Now grease and flour, two 9 inch layer cake baking pans or a 9 x 13 inch pan. Mix the eggs, butter and the sugar. Sieve the flour quite a few times, and then add the baking powder and salt to the flour. Now add some flour to the creamy mixture of butter, eggs and sugar.

Then add some milk, again add flour, in this way alternate the process of mixing flour and milk bit by bit, starting with flour and ending with flour. Now to this mixture add vanilla and bananas (add baking soda to the mashed bananas). If you use a 9 x 13 inch pan, bake your cake for 35 to 40 minutes, whereas in case of two 9 inch layer cake baking pans bake the cakes for 25 to 30 minutes.

For icing:

Mix the butter and the cream cheese till it becomes soft and smooth, now add vanilla extract and sugar and blend properly. Spread this mouth-watering coating on the iced banana cake. The mouth-watering dessert is now ready to be gobbled down.

Make this special cake for the special person in your life. This recipe would definitely reflect your affection and love for that special person. Be it your hubby, your son, your daughter, your parents or a special friend you can always treat him/her with this delectable delight. They will be bound to request you to make it more often.

Tip:

You can also add walnuts, strawberry, pineapple or chocolates to the batter to make it more nutritious and tastier. For frosting you can try caramel icing, chocolate icing or banana coconut icing. To make a spicy banana cake you need to add raisins, chopped pecans and spices (cinnamon and cloves) to the batter.

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