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The Best Strawberry Banana Cake
The Best Strawberry Banana Cake recipe is an easy, super moist cake with strawberries, bananas, walnuts or pecans and the best cream cheese frosting!
Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
1 hr
Total Time
1 hr 20 mins
Servings: 12
Calories: 443 kcal
Course:
Dessert
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
For the Cake:
- 1 ½ cups very ripe bananas mashed, ripe
- 1 ½ cups fresh strawberries, diced
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 3 cups flour
- 2 teaspoons Cinnamon, ground
- 1 ¼ teaspoons baking soda
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¾ cup butter, room temperature
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 cup brown sugar, packed
- 3 large eggs
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- 1 ½ cups buttermilk
- ½ -¾ cup walnuts or pecans, chopped, if desired
Cream Cheese Buttercream Frosting
- ½ cup butter, room temperature
- 1 pkg (8 oz) cream cheese, softened
- 4 cups icing sugar
Decorations
- ¼ -½ cup walnuts or pecans, chopped
- 6-10 large fresh strawberries, sliced or diced
Instructions
For the Cake:
- Preheat your oven to 325 degrees. Prepare your 9 x 13 inch pan with grease and flour. Set aside.
- In a small bowl combine mashed bananas, cinnamon and lemon juice and set aside.
- In a medium bowl combine flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt. Set aside.
- Using a handheld or stand mixer beat the butter and sugars on high speed until smooth and creamy, a few minutes. Scrape down the sides of your bowl as necessary.
- Add eggs and vanilla. Beat on medium speed until combined. Add dry ingredients, alternating with the buttermilk.
- Once incorporated gently add in your mashed bananas and strawberries with a wooden spoon. Do not over mix. The batter will be thick and a little lumpy. This is ok.
- Pour your batter into your prepared pan and bake for 60 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
- Allow cake to cool in the pan for between 5 and 10 minutes before dumping on to a rack to cool completely.
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Cream Cheese Buttercream Frosting
- Cream butter and cream cheese until smooth using your mixer.
- Gradually add icing sugar and beat on low to medium speed until combined.
- Once icing is well blended spread all over your totally cool cake. That does sound funny every time I say it.
- Decorate top of iced cake with nuts and strawberries if desired!
- Serve and enjoy every bite!
Notes
- YOU WILL NEED A 13 X 9 INCH CAKE PAN TO MAKE THIS RECIPE. AN OLD, REGULAR 13 X 9 INCH PAN WILL NOT BE DEEP ENOUGH. Newer 13x9 inch pans are all made to be at least 2 ¼ inches deep. Make sure yours is before you start to prevent the possibility of your cake overflowing over the sides of your pan.
Nutrition Information
Calories
443kcal
(22%)
Carbohydrates
108g
(36%)
Protein
6g
(12%)
Fat
22g
(34%)
Saturated Fat
13g
(65%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
1g
Monounsaturated Fat
6g
Trans Fat
1g
Cholesterol
101mg
(34%)
Sodium
455mg
(19%)
Potassium
255mg
(7%)
Fiber
2g
(8%)
Sugar
80g
(160%)
Vitamin A
730IU
(15%)
Vitamin C
14mg
(16%)
Calcium
95mg
(10%)
Iron
2mg
(11%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 12Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 443
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 443kcal | 22% |
| Carbohydrates | 108g | 36% |
| Protein | 6g | 12% |
| Fat | 22g | 34% |
| Saturated Fat | 13g | 65% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 6g | 30% |
| Trans Fat | 1g | 50% |
| Cholesterol | 101mg | 34% |
| Sodium | 455mg | 19% |
| Potassium | 255mg | 5% |
| Fiber | 2g | 8% |
| Sugar | 80g | 160% |
| Vitamin A | 730IU | 15% |
| Vitamin C | 14mg | 16% |
| Calcium | 95mg | 10% |
| Iron | 2mg | 11% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.