Banana Cake with Vanilla Bean Frosting is my favorite banana cake recipe. The frosting is so creamy and good, you may just want to grab a spoon.
This cake…let me just tell you…is delicious.
This frosting…let me just warn you…is amazing.
It is my new favorite frosting. I will be using it in place of any other vanilla frosting. Even store bought, which I really love. It has heavy cream in it. Enough said.
Banana Cake with Vanilla Bean Frosting
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Author: Mandy Bird
Serves: 9-12
Ingredients
- Cake Ingredients
- ⅔ cup sugar
- ½ cup sour cream
- 1 egg
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
- 2 mashed super ripe bananas (about ¾ cup)
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1 cup flour
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- Frosting Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
- ¼ cup heavy cream
- ½ teaspoon vanilla bean paste** (see notes)
- 1¼ cups confectioner's sugar
Directions
- For the Cake
- Preheat the oven to 375F
- Cream together sugar, sour cream, egg, and 2 tablespoons softened butter.
- Add mashed bananas and 1 teaspoon vanilla extract. Mix again.
- Add flour, salt, and baking soda; mix well.
- Pour into greased 8x8 pan.
- *Bake at 375F for 20-25 minutes until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool completely before frosting. (See note)
- Frosting
- Cream butter and confectioner's sugar together until smooth.
- Slowly add the heavy cream; stir until smooth.
- Stir in the vanilla bean paste until fully incorporated. Spread on cooled cake.
Notes
*Bake at 350F if using a glass pan.
Recipe doubles well to fit in a 9x13 pan.
**Here's the general rule for substituting vanilla:
1 vanilla bean =
1 tablespoon vanilla powder =
1 tablespoon vanilla bean paste =
1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract
Recipe doubles well to fit in a 9x13 pan.
**Here's the general rule for substituting vanilla:
1 vanilla bean =
1 tablespoon vanilla powder =
1 tablespoon vanilla bean paste =
1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract
I will never use milk again to make frosting. Never Ever. Only heavy cream for this mama. I can’t even describe the amazingly creamy difference.
Love seeing all those vanilla beans peeking through all that yummy frosting…great post!!
Mm, I love banana cake! Actually, a LONG time ago, my mom would make a special trip to Smart & Final because they sold banana sheet cake. It was my favorite cake EVER, and this reminds me of it. I totally need to make this!
Wow this sounds good. I'm making banana cake this week. YUM! And that frosting…*swoon*
I've never had banana cake! It looks so good!! And that frosting looks heavenly 🙂 Thanks so much for sharing at my Throwback Thursday party. Can't wait to see what you share this week!