This banana cake is a family favourite. The cake is banana-y, light, fluffy and has three layers of soft cream cheese icing.
Author:Adapted from Anna Olson
Prep Time:30 mins
Cook Time:30 mins
Total Time:1 hour
Yield:8inch -3 layer cake 1x
Category:Dessert
Cuisine:Canadian
Ingredients
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1/2cup unsalted butter, at room temperature
3/4cup packed brown sugar
1/2cup sugar
2 large eggs, at room temperature
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
5 ripe bananas, lightly mashed
2 1/2cups cake and pastry flour
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
3/4cup buttermilk, at room temperature
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350ËšF, line 3 round pans with parchment paper and grease the sides (use 8 inch or 9 inch pans).
Using a stand mixer, beat butter and sugars together until light and creamy. Add eggs one at a time and continue to beat until fluffy. Add vanilla extract and mix. Fold in mashed bananas.
In a separate bowl mix together flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Add to banana mixture and alternate with buttermilk until combined.
Separate the batter into 3 equals parts and pour into prepared pans. Bake in the oven for approximately 30-35 minutes, or until a cake tester comes out clean and the sides are starting to brown.
Let cake cool for 5-10 minutes on a cooling rack then place right into the freezer while you make your icing. Freeze for approx. 20 minutes. Then remove from pans to assemble cake.
Alternate cake and icing until you have 3 total layers. See cream cheese icing recipe below.