Simple Banana Sheet Cake Recipe
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Simple Banana Sheet Cake Recipe
Description
The banana cake blends mashed ripe bananas with a combination of all-purpose flour, baking soda, and a mix of cozy spices: cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, and ground ginger. Brown and granulated sugars add sweetness, while sour cream and oil create a moist and tender texture. Eggs bind the batter, which is baked in a 9x13-inch pan until a clean tester indicates doneness.
Once cooled, the cake is topped with a cream cheese frosting made from full-fat cream cheese, unsalted butter, powdered sugar, salt, and optionally sprinkled with toasted pecans. This frosting adds a smooth, slightly tangy contrast to the warmly spiced cake beneath.
The cake slices well for serving and is suitable for gatherings or casual dessert occasions.
Ingredients
For the Banana Cake:
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1/4 teaspoon cloves ground
- 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 2 cups banana ripe, mashed
- 1 cup brown sugar dark; packed
- 3/4 granulated sugar
- 2/3 cup sour cream
- 1/2 cup neutral cooking oil generic cooking oil
- 3 egg large plus one egg yolk
For the Cream Cheese Frosting:
- 12 ounces cream cheese full-fat, at room temperature
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter at room temperature
- 3 cups powdered sugar more if needed
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 cup pecan toasted, roughly chopped
Instructions
For the Banana Cake:
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees (F). Spray a 9x13-inch baking pan with nonstick baking spray and set it aside.
- In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, ginger, and salt. Set aside.
- In a separate large bowl, whisk together the mashed bananas, both sugars, sour cream, and oil. Whisk in eggs and yolk, one at a time. Then add the dry ingredients to the wet, mixing only until combined. Don't overmix!
- Pour the batter into the prepared pan and smooth the top.
- Bake for 35 to 40 minutes, or until a tester inserted in the center of the cake comes out clean, or with just a few crumbs attached.
- Place the cake pan on a wire cooling rack and cool completely.
- Once the cake has completely cooled, spread the frosting on top and sprinkle with pecans, if using.
- Slice and serve!
For the Cream Cheese Frosting:
- In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attached, or in a large bowl using a handheld electric mixer, beat the cream cheese and butter on medium-speed until smooth. Reduce the speed to low and gradually add in the powdered sugar, a 1/2 cup at a time, beating until smooth. Toss in the salt.
- Increase speed to medium-high and beat for 1 minute. If the frosting seems too thin, add in a little more sugar and beat smooth.
- Spread frosting on top of the cake and sprinkle with pecans, if using.
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Overall Rating
5
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