Banana Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting -

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Banana Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting

This sweet and tender Banana Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting is fragrant with bananas and topped with a tangy icing for a gorgeous gluten-free treat. Save your ripe bananas and make this one all year long!

Prep Time15

Cook Time45

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Servings: servings

Calories: 614kcal

Author: Nicole Spiridakis

Ingredients

For the Cake

1 ½ cups mashed bananas , about 3 large bananas
2 cups oat flour , 260 grams
1 cup almond flour , 120 grams
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
½ teaspoon fine sea salt
¾ cup unsalted butter , at room temperature
1 cup brown sugar
3 large eggs , at room temperature
2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
1 ½ cups buttermilk

For the Frosting

½ cup unsalted butter , at room temperature
12 ounces cream cheese , 1 package, at room temperature
2 cups powdered sugar

Instructions

For the Cake

Preheat the oven to 350°F. Grease two 9-inch round cake pans, line with parchment paper rounds, then grease the parchment paper.
Mash the bananas.
In a medium bowl, whisk together the oat flour, almond flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt.
In a large bowl, cream the butter and brown sugar using a mixer on high speed until smooth, about 2 minutes. Scrape down the sides and up the bottom of the bowl with a rubber spatula as needed. Add the eggs and the vanilla and beat on medium-high speed until combined.
Beat in the mashed bananas, scraping down the bowl as needed. With the mixer on low speed, add the dry ingredients in three additions alternating with the buttermilk and mixing each addition just until incorporated.
Divide batter evenly between the two pans. Bake for 35-40 minutes, checking at 30 minutes, until a tester inserted in the middle of the cake comes out clean and the sides are starting to come away from the edges of the pan.
Remove the cakes from the oven and set on a wire rack. Allow to cool completely in the pan.
Remove the cake from the pans and chill in the fridge for at least 1 hour or up to overnight before frosting.

Make the Frosting

In a large bowl using a handheld or stand mixer, beat the butter on high speed until creamed. Add the cream cheese and beat on high speed until combined, smooth, and creamy. Add the powdered sugar and mix on low speed for 30 seconds, then switch to high speed and beat for 2 minutes.

Assemble

Place 1 cake layer on a plate and cover it evenly with the frosting. Top with the second layer and evenly cover the top and sides. Refrigerate for at least 30 minutes before slicing.
Cover leftover cake tightly and store in the refrigerator for 5 days.

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