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Simply Perfect Banana Cake

January 11, 2019 by thedomesticrebel | 10 Comments

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This Simply Perfect Banana Cake is a straightforward but delicious banana cake you need in your recipe box! Moist, fluffy, soft and tender with fresh, real banana flavor and a silky cream cheese frosting. So great and it feeds a crowd! This Simply Perfect Banana Cake needs no special bells or whistles – it’s just a straightforward, moist and soft banana cake with a luscious cream cheese frosting that’s delicious and anything but basic!

So the funniest thing happened to me recently.

I decided to get back into the online dating world because me working from home will not make a partner magically appear and suddenly help with dishes. (Though I wish). I realized I actually have to be proactive and you know, try some. So back to the online sites I went.

I matched with this guy who was an EMT and passed my rigorous litmus test of not being a total psycho… or so I thought.

He asked to FaceTime me 6 times throughout our day-long conversation. I said no each time, finally saying I don’t like FaceTime. I mean, my own parents don’t even FaceTime me… why would I want to do that with a complete stranger? And around 8pm I stopped texting him because I have insomnia and cut off all tech at 8pm every night, for every one, no matter what. I like sleep – sue me. I let him know that evening I’m a grandma and would stop texting him, too, so it wasn’t like I dropped off the map suddenly.

In the morning I woke up to a barrage of texts from the guy asking me to FaceTime (again) and also saying “so you went to bed early I guess…………” complete with the million-mile long ellipses. When I texted him “yeah, I told you I was a grandma, lol!” he shot back, “am I supposed to be impressed that you go to bed early???” I said “uh, no, it’s not really impressive but I do it so I can sleep because I love sleep.”

You guys. He cancelled our date the following day because he got a “bad feeling” about the fact that I went to bed early. Um.

A guy dumped me because I liked to sleep. This is a new one for even me, and I’ve gone on a date with a convicted felon! < although I did not know that was the case until we were on the date.

So yeah, I guess I should update my dating info to let people know I like my sleep and will stop talking to them at 8pm. Don’t worry; I wasn’t upset or anything – we had talked for one day! I’m glad he showed off his weirdness early on. His loss! Maybe one day I’ll find a “grandpa” to match my grandma-ness and we can go to bed early together, ha!

In the meantime, I consoled myself with this Simply Perfect Banana Cake. Banana is one of my favorite flavors for everything – yogurt, snow cone, cake, pie, pudding… I just adore it so much. It’s so creamy and comforting to me. And since January is my birthday month, I am all about comforting favorites!

This Simply Perfect Banana Cake is a straightforward but delicious banana cake you need in your recipe box! Moist, fluffy, soft and tender with fresh, real banana flavor and a silky cream cheese frosting. So great and it feeds a crowd! This cake is made from scratch and reminds me of one of my favorite childhood cakes, the Sara Lee brand banana cake. We could only ever find it at Smart & Final stores, but whenever my mom would pick it up, it was such a delicious treat. This has a cream cheese frosting that pairs beautifully with the moist, soft and tender banana cake.

This Simply Perfect Banana Cake is a straightforward but delicious banana cake you need in your recipe box! Moist, fluffy, soft and tender with fresh, real banana flavor and a silky cream cheese frosting. So great and it feeds a crowd! You could obviously add in nuts to the cake batter or to top the frosting, or sprinkles, or extra accouterments, but I kinda thought this cake was perfect in its straightforward simplicity. It kinda didn’t need any bells and whistles since it was so perfect on its own. (Although it would be amazing with walnuts or pecans!).

Whether your birthday’s in January or not, make this cake and thank me later!

This Simply Perfect Banana Cake is a straightforward but delicious banana cake you need in your recipe box! Moist, fluffy, soft and tender with fresh, real banana flavor and a silky cream cheese frosting. So great and it feeds a crowd!

This Simply Perfect Banana Cake is a straightforward but delicious banana cake you need in your recipe box! Moist, fluffy, soft and tender with fresh, real banana flavor and a silky cream cheese frosting. So great and it feeds a crowd!

*adapted from Taste of Home

This Simply Perfect Banana Cake is a straightforward but delicious banana cake you need in your recipe box! Moist, fluffy, soft and tender with fresh, real banana flavor and a silky cream cheese frosting. So great and it feeds a crowd!
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5 from 6 votes

Simply Perfect Banana Cake

This Simply Perfect Banana Cake needs no bells and whistles - it's perfect on its own! Moist and tender with a soft crumb, it is packed with fresh banana flavor and topped with a silky smooth cream cheese frosting!
Prep Time20 mins
Cook Time40 mins
Total Time1 hr
Course: Cakes/Cupcakes, Dessert
Cuisine: American, Dessert
Servings: 15 -18
Author: Hayley Parker, The Domestic Rebel

Ingredients

  • FOR THE CAKE:
  • 1/2 cup unsalted butter softened
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 2 large eggs
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 2 teaspoons baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1½ cups mashed bananas from about 2-3 medium-size bananas
  • 1 cup full-fat sour cream
  • FOR THE FROSTING:
  • 1/4 cup butter softened
  • 8 ounces (One 8-oz pkg) cream cheese softened
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 2½ - 3 cups confectioners' sugar

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Liberally grease a 9x13" rectangular baking pan with cooking spray; set aside.
  • In the bowl of a stand mixer, cream together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy and pale in color, about 2 minutes. Beat in the eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition, followed by the vanilla extract. Beat in the baking soda, cinnamon and salt. Alternate adding in the flour with the mashed bananas and sour cream, until fully incorporated. Pour into the prepared pan and spread in an even layer.
  • Bake for 30-40 minutes or until a toothpick or cake tester inserted near the center comes out clean or with moist, not wet, crumbs. Cool completely.
  • For the frosting: in a bowl of a stand mixer, cream together the butter, cream cheese, and vanilla extract until smooth, about 1 minute. Gradually add in the confectioners' sugar, about 1 cup at a time, until frosting is light, fluffy, and spreadable. Spread the frosting evenly over the cooled cake. I like to refrigerate the cake for about an hour, covered, to set but it can totally be served right away. Store leftovers covered in the fridge.

This Simply Perfect Banana Cake is a straightforward but delicious banana cake you need in your recipe box! Moist, fluffy, soft and tender with fresh, real banana flavor and a silky cream cheese frosting. So great and it feeds a crowd! Moist, tender and soft with real, fresh banana flavor and topped with the silkiest cream cheese frosting. So good!

This Simply Perfect Banana Cake is a straightforward but delicious banana cake you need in your recipe box! Moist, fluffy, soft and tender with fresh, real banana flavor and a silky cream cheese frosting. So great and it feeds a crowd!

Have a super sweet day!

xo, Hayley

 

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  1. Andrea says

    January 15, 2019 at 6:16 pm

    5 stars
    Made this tonight and it is FANASTIC! I used 2c of confectioner’s sugar in the icing and it was just the right amount of sweet to keep a subtle cream cheese flavour to it. My whole family loved it – will definitely make this again!

    Reply
    • thedomesticrebel says

      January 15, 2019 at 6:22 pm

      Andrea, so so happy you loved the cake!

      Reply
  2. Rachel Steel says

    March 12, 2020 at 3:27 pm

    Hi! Could I sub Greek yogurt for the sour cream!?

    Reply
    • thedomesticrebel says

      March 12, 2020 at 7:50 pm

      Hi Rachel, you sure can!

      Reply
  3. Jennifer A. says

    April 7, 2020 at 9:46 pm

    5 stars
    Oh My Gosh BEST CAKE! Will make over and over. Thanks!

    Reply
    • thedomesticrebel says

      April 8, 2020 at 9:05 am

      Jennifer, so glad you enjoyed!

      Reply
  4. LiAnn says

    February 21, 2021 at 12:26 pm

    5 stars
    Really great recipe to use up bananas that are getting over ripe! I was tired of making banana bread and made this recipe. The cream cheese frosting set it over the top! Definitely will be making this again!!

    Reply
  5. Kate says

    February 22, 2021 at 9:25 pm

    5 stars
    I love this cake recipe! The cake is super light and fluffy. The frosting goes great with the cake! I would totally recommend

    Reply
  6. Kris says

    February 25, 2021 at 1:50 pm

    5 stars
    This cake was so delicious! I made it last week (gluten free) and it was gone in two days! Today I’m making this recipe into cupcakes (gluten free, no icing) and added mini chocolate chips! Yum!

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  7. Dana S. says

    March 13, 2021 at 2:12 pm

    5 stars
    Wow! Made this recipe today but without the icing and it was simply perfect. The fluffiness was amazing and the cake was not overly sweet (subbed brown sugar for granulated because I didn’t have any). Excited to enjoy this for the next few days!

    Reply

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