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Banana Cake with Chocolate Frosting

Name: Banana Cake with Chocolate Frosting
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 1 h 30 min
Yield: 16 servings.
Ingredients: 3/4 cup unsalted butter, softened; 2 cups sugar; 3 large eggs, room temperature; 1-1/2 cups mashed ripe bananas (2 to 3 large); 1-1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract; 3 cups all-purpose flour; 1-1/2 teaspoons baking powder; 1-1/2 teaspoons baking soda; 1 teaspoon salt; 3/4 cup buttermilk; 3/4 cup chopped unsalted pistachios, toasted; CREAM CHEESE FROSTING:; 2 containers (8 ounces each) whipped cream cheese, room temperature; 1/2 cup butter, softened; 1/2 cup baking cocoa; 4-1/2 cups confectioners' sugar; 2 teaspoons vanilla extract

15 reviews

Test Kitchen Approved

Total Time

Prep: 45 min. Bake: 45 min. + cooling

Makes

16 servings

Updated: Oct. 05, 2023

I always requested banana cake with fudge frosting for my birthday. Mom’s recipe is attached to my fridge—and my heart. It’s funny how many memories live on in a stained handwritten recipe card. On a more practical note: It's important to make sure the whipped cream cheese is truly at room temperature before you use it. If not, it chills the softened butter and makes for lumpy frosting. —Jeanne Ambrose, Des Moines, Iowa

Banana Cake with Chocolate Frosting Recipe photo by Taste of Home

Ingredients

3/4 cup unsalted butter, softened
2 cups sugar
3 large eggs, room temperature
1-1/2 cups mashed ripe bananas (2 to 3 large)
1-1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
3 cups all-purpose flour
1-1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1-1/2 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup buttermilk
3/4 cup chopped unsalted pistachios, toasted
CREAM CHEESE FROSTING:
2 containers (8 ounces each) whipped cream cheese, room temperature
1/2 cup butter, softened
1/2 cup baking cocoa
4-1/2 cups confectioners' sugar
2 teaspoons vanilla extract

Directions

Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Add eggs,1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in bananas and vanilla. Combine flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt; add to creamed mixture alternately with buttermilk, beating well after each addition. Fold in 3/4 cup pistachios.

Transfer to 2 greased and floured 8-in. round baking pans. Bake until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, 45-55 minutes. Cool 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks to cool completely.
For frosting, in a large bowl, beat cream cheese and butter until smooth. Add cocoa; mix until blended. Add confectioners' sugar and vanilla; beat until creamy.
Place 1 cake layer on a serving plate; spread top with 1 cup frosting. Top with remaining cake. Spread top and sides with 2 cups frosting.
Decorate cake as desired with remaining frosting. Refrigerate for at least 1 hour or until frosting is set.

Nutrition Facts

1 slice: 606 calories, 28g fat (16g saturated fat), 111mg cholesterol, 510mg sodium, 85g carbohydrate (62g sugars, 2g fiber), 7g protein.

Banana Cake with Chocolate Frosting

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