This old fashioned recipe for Banana Cake is super easy to make and perfect for a celebration or impressing guests. Mashed bananas are combined with butter, flour, sugar, eggs, vanilla and chopped nuts, then lovingly baked until golden. Topped with a rich and indulgent lemon cream cheese frosting, this classic baking gem will become a firm favourite with everyone – give it a go today!

Ingredients:

CAKE:

125g of Unsalted Butter (at room temperature)

2 Eggs

3/4 Cup of Caster Sugar (aka Super Fine White Sugar)

1 Teaspoon of Vanilla Extract

3/4 Cup of Plain All Purpose Flour

3/4 Cup of Self-Raising Flour

1 Teaspoon of Bicarbonate of Soda (aka Baking Soda)

3 Large Ripe Bananas (mashed)

1/2 Cup of Chopped Nuts (Walnuts or Pecans) + Extra for decorating

(I used chopped Banana Chips for a nut-free option)

FROSTING:

125g of  Philadelphia Style Cream Cheese (at room temperature)

60g of Unsalted Butter (at room temperature)

1 Teaspoon of Fresh Finely Grated Lemon Zest

3 Cups of Icing Sugar (aka Powdered Sugar or Confectioners Sugar)

Preparation Time: About 30 minutes

Cooking Time: About 50 minutes

MAKES ONE FULL SIZE CAKE

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