Description
A tender, extra-moist banana cake made with oil and ripe bananas, topped with rich cream cheese frosting—easy to bake in one pan and perfect for dessert or snack.
Ingredients
1 cup mashed ripe bananas (about 2 medium or 3 small)
3 large eggs
1 cup vegetable oil
2 tsp vanilla extract
1½ cups granulated sugar
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 tsp baking powder
½ tsp baking soda
½ tsp kosher salt
Cream cheese frosting (softened cream cheese, butter, powdered sugar, vanilla)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 °F (175 °C) and grease a 9×13-inch baking pan.
- In a bowl, mash bananas and stir in eggs, oil, vanilla, and sugar until combined.
- In a separate bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
- Fold dry ingredients into banana mixture gently until just combined—don’t overmix.
- Pour batter into the prepared pan and bake 30–35 minutes, until top is set and edges pull away slightly.
- Cool in pan for about 10 minutes; optionally invert onto a wire rack to cool completely.
- Once cooled, spread cream cheese frosting evenly over the top. Slice and serve.
Notes
- Stir in nuts or chocolate chips for added texture.
- Add cinnamon or nutmeg for warm spice notes.
- Use very ripe bananas with brown spots for extra sweetness.
- Substitute oil with half oil and half Greek yogurt to lighten while retaining moisture.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 30–35 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baked
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice (1/15 of cake)
- Calories: 290
- Sugar: 30g
- Sodium: 180mg
- Fat: 16g
- Saturated Fat: 3g
- Unsaturated Fat: 12g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 34g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 4g
- Cholesterol: 45mg
