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FROSTED BANANA CAKE

Frosted Banana Cake made from scratch with ripe bananas & topped with an incredible buttery icing! Deliciously moist banana cake recipe everyone loves!
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time30 minutes
Total Time40 minutes
Course: Cake
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Frosted Banana Cake
Servings: 16
Calories: 377kcal

Ingredients

  • 3 medium ripe bananas smashed (about 1 1/2 cups)
  • 1 ¼ cups sugar
  • ½ cup butter softened
  • ½ cup milk
  • 2 eggs
  • 2 tsp vanilla extract
  • 2 ½ cups flour
  • 1 ½ tsp baking soda
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 1 tsp salt

Browned Butter Frosting

  • ½ cup butter
  • 3 cups powdered sugar
  • 2-3 TBSP milk
  • ½ cup chopped pecans or walnuts for topping

Instructions

  • To make the cake: Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Spray a 9x13 glass plan with nonstick spray.
  • Whisk together bananas, sugar, butter, milk, eggs and vanilla.
  • Combine dry ingredients in a separate bowl and whisk into banana mixture.
  • Pour into prepared pan. Bake for 30 minutes. Cake will be browned when done. Cool while you make the frosting...
  • To make the frosting: Melt butter in a small saucepan over medium heat. Once butter is melted and begins to bubble a bit, it will get frothy. At this point, it will take about 3-5 minutes until butter will turn brown. You might have to stir through the froth to see the color of the butter!
  • Once it has a nice brown color, remove from heat and add powdered sugar 1 cup at a time, whisking until smooth each time. Once it gets too firm, add the milk and continue whisking until frosting is smooth. If you place the pan back on the heat it will soften again.
  • Frost cake while still warm. Top with chopped nuts. Enjoy!

Nutrition

Calories: 377kcal | Carbohydrates: 59g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 15g | Saturated Fat: 8g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 4g | Trans Fat: 0.5g | Cholesterol: 51mg | Sodium: 352mg | Potassium: 170mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 41g | Vitamin A: 419IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 38mg | Iron: 1mg