Decorated Banana Cake Recipe

Name: Banana Cake
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 80 min
Total time: 110 min
Ingredients: ¾ cup butter; 1 ½ cups bananas (mashed); 2 teaspoons lemon juice; 3 cups all-purpose flour; 1 ½ teaspoons baking soda; ¼ teaspoons salt; 2 ⅛ cups white granulated sugar; 1 tablespoon vanilla; 3 eggs; 1 ½ cups buttermilk; 1 cup butter (softened); 5 cups powdered sugar; ⅓ cup salted caramel sauce; 1 cup bananas (sliced, coated in lemon juice); Donsuemor Madeleines

1 hour 50 minutes

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By: Julie Blanner17 Comments
Posted: 8/24/18

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Incredibly easy, incredibly good Banana Cake Recipe with a few fall twists. The addition of thick, creamy salted caramel frosting and amazing cookie topping will blow your friends and family away!

One thing I love more than a delicious dessert is a beautiful dessert – that is easy to make. Years ago while in college, I worked for a catering company whose philosophy was that food should look as good as it tastes.

It’s that job that led me on the journey to both my business and how I entertain today! Through the years I’ve embraced that philosophy without any formal training. It’s the little things!

Madeleines are the prettiest French inspired shell shaped cookie that take this Banana Cake over the top, both in looks and texture!

Cake on a stand next to a cooker stove top

Love everything banana? Don’t miss my incredible Banana Bread and Bananas Foster.

Table of Contents

To Make This Banana Cake Recipe You Will Need:

Butter
Bananas
Lemon juice
Flour
Baking Soda
Salt
Sugar
Eggs
Buttermilk
Powdered Sugar
Caramel Sauce

How To Make Banana Cake

Prep – Preheat oven to 275 degrees and grease baking dish.
Brown Butter – In a large saucepan, melt butter over medium heat until it becomes nutty in flavor, brown in color and slightly foams. Remove from heat and allow to cool.
Mash Banana – Meanwhile, combine mashed banana and lemon juice in a small bowl. Set aside.
Combine Dry Ingredients – In a bowl, combine flour, baking soda and salt. Set aside.
Cream Butter and Sugar – Combine butter, sugar, and vanilla in a mixing bow or mixer and beat in eggs one at a time.
Add Dry to Wet – Alternate adding flour mixture and buttermilk, stir in banana mixture.
Bake – Pour into greased cake pan reserving excess for an additional smaller cake or discarding. Bake 1 hour 20 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
Freeze – Remove from oven and place cake in freezer for 45 minutes.
Make Frosting – Meanwhile, in a mixer or mixing bowl, whip butter until smooth. Gradually add powdered sugar. Blend in salted caramel sauce.
Decorate the banana cake.

How To Decorate Your Cake

Place your cooled cake onto a cake pedestal.
Using an icing spatula and fresh salted caramel buttercream, smooth frosting onto cooled cake.
In the center of your cake, drop a cup of bananas that have been sliced and tossed in lemon juice.
Edge the cake with optional madeleines.

It’s Easy To Make Banana Cake From Scratch!

It’s so easy to make Banana Cake from scratch and it takes just 30 minutes hands-on time! Just like my Mandarin Orange Cake, you won’t regret the little extra effort.

This easy Banana Cake Recipe uses staple ingredients and buttermilk, which you can easily make if you don’t have any on hand with this easy trick! Buttermilk gives cake a soft texture with added body which makes this cake so thick and moist!

Banana Cake With Browned Butter

This Banana Cake Recipe is so amazing! It’s rich in flavor with a fun twist: the addition of browned butter. This gives it a more intense flavor and when topped with thick, creamy salted caramel frosting and madeleines, this cake stands out from the rest!

A banana cake on a stand next to flowers

How to Store Banana Cake

If it’s not being served in the first 24 hours, refrigerate in an airtight container. Banana Cake can be frozen, however, fresh is always best!

How do you keep bananas from browning?

Dip or brush the banana slices in lemon, lime or pineapple juice to prevent browning.

Tips

1 1/2 c of bananas mashed is the equivalent to 3-4 bananas.
If you can, use real vanilla extract rather than imitation – it’s so much better!
Be sure to freeze the cake before decorating it.
As always, grease your cake pan and bake in a pre-heated oven for the best results.

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