Yield: 12 servings
Banana Cake with Cinnamon Buttercream Frosting
Prep Time
15 minutes
Cook Time
25 minutes
Total Time
40 minutes
Bananas and cinnamon together make for a heavenly combination. Make this Banana Cake layered with cinnamon buttercream frosting and everyone will want to fight over who gets the last piece!
Ingredients
For the Cake:
- ½ cup butter, softened
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 3 medium bananas
- 1 ¾ cup flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp baking soda
- ½ tsp salt
For the Frosting:
- 1 cup butter
- 3 ½ cup powdered sugar
- 2 tsp cinnamon
- 2-3 Tbsp milk
Instructions
- Grease and flour two 9inch cake pans. I line the bottom with parchment paper as well. Set aside.
- For the cake, blend butter and sugar until creamy. Add egg and vanilla, beat until combined. Blend in bananas (you can mash them first, but I just toss them in my kitchenaid and it does the work for me). Add in flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt.
- Divide batter in half and pour into cake pans. Bake in a 350 degree oven for 25 minutes.
- Remove and cool. Let cake cool in pans 10 minutes, then flip onto a cooling rack to cool completely.
- For the frosting, beat butter until fluffy. Add in powdered sugar and cinnamon. Add milk.
- Beat for 5 minutes until desired consistency.
- To frost cake. Lay one layer of cake on cake plate. Spoon frosting over layer and smooth.
- Top with second layer of cake. Again spoon frosting on top and smooth. Using a spatula, spread frosting around the sides of the cake. Slice and serve!
Notes
If you want to have your cakes flat, you could slice off the tops. However, I used Wilton Bake even Cake Strips. You wrap them around your pans and your cakes bake even! Go figure!
Nutrition Information:
Yield:
12Serving Size:
1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 498Total Fat: 24gSaturated Fat: 15gTrans Fat: 1gUnsaturated Fat: 7gCholesterol: 77mgSodium: 436mgCarbohydrates: 70gFiber: 1gSugar: 52gProtein: 3g
*Nutrition facts are an estimate and not guaranteed to be accurate. Please see a registered dietitian for special diet advice.