Old-Fashioned Banana Cake

Name: Old-Fashioned Banana Cake
Prep time: 1 h 25 min
Cook time: 1 h 25 min
Total time: 1 h 25 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 teaspoon baking soda; 3 very ripe bananas, mashed; 227 grams 1/2 cups sifted confectioners sugar; 170 grams cream cheese, at room temperature; 2 extra larges eggs, at room temperature; 473 milliliters all-purpose flour; 177 milliliters granulated sugar; 1 teaspoons kosher salt; 118 milliliters light brown sugar, lightly packed; 1 Grated zest of orange; 118 milliliters sour cream; 6 Tbsps (3/4 stick) unsalted butter, at room temperature; 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract; 118 milliliters vegetable oil; 118 milliliters coarsely chopped walnuts (optional)

One serving contains 749 calories, 8g of protein, and 39g of fat. If $1.12 per serving falls in your budget, Old-Fashioned Banana Cake might be an awesome vegetarian recipe to try. This recipe serves 8. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 1 hour and 25 minutes. If you have orange zest, granulated sugar, eggs, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it.

Instructions

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Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour a 9 by 2-inch round cake pan.

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All Purpose Flour

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Cake Form

Oven

In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, mix the bananas, granulated sugar, and brown sugar on low speed until combined. With the mixer still on low, add the oil, eggs, sour cream, vanilla, and orange zest.

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Granulated Sugar

Brown Sugar

Orange Zest

Sour Cream

Banana

Vanilla

Egg

Cooking Oil

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Hand Mixer

Blender

Bowl

Mix until smooth.

In a separate bowl, sift together the flour, baking soda, and salt. With the mixer on low, add the dry ingredients and mix just until combined. Stir in the chopped walnuts, if using.

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Walnut Pieces

Baking Soda

All Purpose Flour

Salt

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Blender

Bowl

Pour the batter into the prepared pan and bake for 45 to 50 minutes, until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool in the pan for 15 minutes, turn out onto a cooling rack, and cool completely.

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Wire Rack

Toothpicks

Oven

Frying Pan

Spread the frosting thickly on the top of the cake and decorate with walnut halves, if using.

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Walnut Halves

Frosting

Spread

Mix the cream cheese, butter, and vanilla in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment on low speed until just combined. Don't whip!

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Cream Cheese