Tony always requests a Banana Nut Cream Cheese Cake for his
birthday. It’s pretty much banana nut bread turned into a cake with cream
cheese frosting. It’s delicious, even if I do say so myself. It’s a bit of work
as it’s a 3 layered cake, but I can’t deny the birthday boy his favorite cake
right?!
Several of you requested the recipe so check it out below.
This cake is one of my mom’s specialties! She also puts a thin layer of sliced
bananas between each layer of the cake. I love the pecans and like to put a
layer of those with the frosting between each layer. So whatever hits your
fancy-go for it! And let me know how it turns out!
Banana Nut Cream
Cheese Cake
Cake Ingredients:
3 cups flour (plus more for sprinkling on pans)
2 cups sugar
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp ground cinnamon
½ tsp salt
3 eggs beaten
¾ cup vegetable oil
3-4 large ripe bananas, mashed
1 cup chopped pecans
1½ tsp vanilla extract
Frosting Ingredients:
(I double this frosting recipe when I make it so I won’t run out)
1 8oz pkg cream cheese (room temp)
½ cup butter (1 stick) (room temp)
1 pound powdered sugar
1 tsp vanilla extract
Prep Directions:
1) Grease & flour 3 (9 inch) cake pans
2) Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit
Cake Directions:
1) Stir flour, sugar, baking soda, cinnamon, & salt
together in a large mixing bowl
2) Add beaten eggs & oil and stir just until dry
ingredients moisten (Don’t beat)
3) Stir in mashed bananas, pecans, & vanilla
4) Divide the batter among the 3 pans
5) Bake for 23-28 minutes (or until inserted toothpick comes
out clean)
6) Cool the cake layers in pans for 10 minutes
7) Then turn them out onto a cooling rack to completely cool
before frosting
Frosting Directions:
1) Blend cream cheese & butter together in a bowl
2) Gradually add powdered sugar & beat until fluffy
3) Beat in Vanilla
4) Fill and frost the completely cooled cakes
So glad you had a great celebration! The cake looks delicious too! Love cake from scratch. Know you both are in our prayers and we send our love to you both as well. XOXOXOXO Aunt Kat
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