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Honey Banana Cake
This honey banana cake with cream cheese frosting and toasted pecans is moist, banana-y, subtly sweet, and tangy. The perfect retro classic.
Prep Time
45 mins
Cook Time
45 mins
Total Time
1 hr 30 mins
Servings: 16
Calories: 335 kcal
Course:
Dessert
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
For the cake:
- 4-5 ripe bananas (mashed)
- 2 teaspoons lemon juice
- ¼ cup honey
- 3 cups flour
- 1 ½ teaspoons baking soda
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
- ½ cup butter (1 stick, at room temperature)
- 1 cup sugar
- 3 eggs (at room temperature)
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- 1 ½ cups buttermilk
- 1/3 cup yogurt
For the topping:
- 4 oz. cream cheese (at room temperature)
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 2 tablespoons milk
- ½ cup toasted pecans (chopped)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour a 9x13 pan.
- In a small bowl, mix the mashed banana with the lemon juice and honey and set aside. In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, and nutmeg.
- In a large bowl, cream together the butter and sugar until fluffy. Beat in the eggs one at a time, and add the vanilla. In a bowl or large measuring cup, stir together the buttermilk and yogurt.
- Gently fold in the flour mixture alternately with the milk/yogurt mixture, starting and ending with the flour. Fold in the banana mixture.
- Pour into prepared pan and bake until a toothpick comes out clean, 45 to 55 minutes. Let cool completely. Beat cream cheese, powdered sugar, vanilla, and milk together to make a smooth frosting. Spread on top of the cake and sprinkle with chopped toasted pecans.
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Nutrition Information
Calories
335kcal
(17%)
Carbohydrates
52g
(17%)
Protein
6g
(12%)
Fat
13g
(20%)
Saturated Fat
6g
(30%)
Cholesterol
57mg
(19%)
Sodium
203mg
(8%)
Potassium
284mg
(8%)
Fiber
2g
(8%)
Sugar
30g
(60%)
Vitamin A
378IU
(8%)
Vitamin C
3mg
(3%)
Calcium
87mg
(9%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 16Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 335
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 335kcal | 17% |
| Carbohydrates | 52g | 17% |
| Protein | 6g | 12% |
| Fat | 13g | 20% |
| Saturated Fat | 6g | 30% |
| Cholesterol | 57mg | 19% |
| Sodium | 203mg | 8% |
| Potassium | 284mg | 6% |
| Fiber | 2g | 8% |
| Sugar | 30g | 60% |
| Vitamin A | 378IU | 8% |
| Vitamin C | 3mg | 3% |
| Calcium | 87mg | 9% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.