Banana Cake With Buttercream Frosting Recipes

~ BANANA CAKE & BANANA FROSTING ~

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 350 degree F. Grease a couple 9 inch cake pans or a 9 x 13 baking dish or pan.
• 2. In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar, well and beat in buttermilk. Lightly beat in the eggs and banana's. In another bowl, sift together dry ingredients. Add to the wet mixture and beat just until incorporated. Stir in nuts if using. Spread evenly into prepared pan or pans. Place in oven and bake 25 - 30 minutes for individual cakes or 40 - 45 minutes for 9 x 13 or until a pick inserted into the center comes out clean. Cool completely.
• 3. Make frosting: Mash banana and sprinkle with 1/4 - 1/2 tsp lemon juice. Cream butter and 1 cup of sugar. Beat in the banana and add remaining sugar. If a stiffer frosting is desired add more sugar until you get desired consistency.
• 4. Frost cake, can sprinkle with more nuts as I did or leave as is. Enjoy!

BANANA CAKE WITH BUTTERCREAM FROSTING

Steps:

• 1. BANANA CAKE: Sift the flour, baking powder, soda, and salt together in a bowl and set aside.
• 2. Cream the shortening; gradually add sugar and continue creaming. Add beaten eggs and bananas and mix well.
• 3. Add the flour mixture alternately with the combined buttermilk and vanilla, beginning and ending with the flour.
• 4. Pour into two 9 inch layer pans that have been greased and floured. Bake at 375 for 25 to 30 minutes.
• 5. BUTTERCREAM FROSTING: Heat milk until very hot but not boiling.
• 6. Cream the butter and shortening until fluffy. Gradually add cornstarch and sugar. Beat well after each addition, then add vanilla.
• 7. Add hot milk to sugar mixture a little at a time, beating thoroughly after each addition until all the sugar dissolves and it is thick enough to spread. It's very important to add the milk a little at a time or it will cause the frosting to curdle.

BANANA BUTTER ICING

Steps:

• Cream together butter, banana, lemon juice and vanilla. Slowly beat in confectioners' sugar, adding more if needed to make a nice fluffy, spreadable icing. Makes about 2 1/3 cups.

BANANA AND VANILLA CUPCAKES WITH BUTTERCREAM FROSTING

Steps:

• Preheat an oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease 12 muffin cups or line with paper muffin liners.
• Whisk the flour, baking powder, and salt together in a bowl; set aside. Beat 1/2 cup butter and the white sugar with an electric mixer in a large bowl until light and fluffy. Add the eggs one at a time, allowing each to blend into the butter mixture before adding the next. Beat in the vanilla with the last egg. Pour in the flour mixture alternately with the milk, mixing until just incorporated. Fold in the chopped bananas, mixing just enough to evenly combine. Pour the batter into prepared cups.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 20 minutes. Cool in the pans for 10 minutes before removing to cool completely on a wire rack.
• While the cupcakes are cooling, make the buttercream by beating 2/3 cup of butter in a bowl until smooth and glossy. Beat in the vanilla, followed by the confectioners' sugar. Once no dry lumps of sugar remain, add the cream and food coloring. Whip on high speed until light and fluffy. Frost the cooled cupcakes with the buttercream frosting.

BANANA CAKE WITH VANILLA FROSTING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray an 8x8 baking pan with cooking spray and set aside.
• Using an electric mixer, beat together the sugar, sour cream, egg, and softened butter over medium speed until combined. Add in the mashed bananas and vanilla extract.
• Stir in the flour, baking soda, and salt by hand, mixing until just combined. Pour into the prepared baking dish and bake in the preheated oven for 22-28 minutes, until top is golden brown and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
• Cool completely on a wire rack.
• To make the frosting, beat the butter, powdered sugar, milk, and vanilla extract with an electric mixer until smooth. Evenly spread over the cooled cake and serve. I like to sprinkle the frosted cake with a little cinnamon for an extra boost of flavor and color, but this is optional! Refrigerate any leftovers.

BANANA WHIPPED CREAM FROSTING

Steps:

• Add Heavy Whipping Cream to a chilled mixing bowl.
• Turn mixer on high.
• Mix until soft peaks form.
• Add Powdered Sugar.
• Mix at high speed.
• Just before you get to stiff peaks add the Banana Pudding Mix.
• On slow speed, mix whipping cream and pudding.
• When it starts to come together, stop mixer and scrape down sides.
• Check to make sure the pudding hasn't clumped on the bottom.
• Fold mixture a couple of times with a spoon.
• Turn mixer back on for just a few revolutions.
• DO NOT OVERMIX.

BEST BANANA CAKE WITH VANILLA FROSTING

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
• In a large bowl,cream together sugar,sour cream,eggs,and 1/4 cup softened butter.
• Stir in mashed bananas and 2 teaspoons vanilla extract.
• Add the flour,salt,and baking soda and mix well.
• Pour batter into a greased 9x13 inch pan. Bake about 25-30 minutes,or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool completely.
• To make frosting,beat butter and confectioner 's sugar together until smooth.
• Slowly add the heavy cream and mix until smooth. Stir in the vanilla extract.
• Spread frosting over cooled cake.

EILEEN'S BIRTHDAY BANANA CAKE WITH BUTTERCREAM FROSTING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease & flour two 8-or 9-inch round cake pans, and line the bottoms with parchment.
• Cream the butter in large bowl with electric mixer on medium speed. Gradually add the sugar, 1/4 cup at a time, beating until pale & fluffy. Blend in vanilla. Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition.
• In another bowl,sift the flour with the baking powder,soda & salt.
• In a another small bowl, combine mashed bananas & buttermilk.
• To the creamed mixture add in the following order, beating on low speed after each addition just until blended: A third of the flour mixture,half the banana mixture,half the remaining flour mixture,the remaining banana mixture,then the remaining flour mixture.
• Spoon batter into pans. Bake 25-30 minutes, until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Let cool 5 to 10 minutes before inverting onto wire racks. Cool before frosting.