Banana Sheet Cake | Banana Butter Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting
Servings 8
Ingredients
- 125 gm butter softened
- 1/2 cup sugar can increase for sweetness
- 1/4 cup brown sugar
- 2 eggs large, room temperature
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 cups all purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp cinnamon powder
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 2 large ripe bananas mashed, roughly one cup
- 1/2 cup yogurt
FOR FROSTING
- 200 gm Philadelphia cream cheese one tub
- 50 gm butter softened
- 1 cup powdered sugar refer notes
- 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 180 degrees. Grease and flour a 13x9 inch pan and set aside.
- Sift together the floor, baking soda, cinnamon and salt and set aside.
- In a bowl, beat the butter and sugars till light and fluffy. Add one egg at a time and beat.
- Add the vanilla and banana and beat.
- Add half the flour mixture and the yogurt. Fold in well.
- Add the remaining flour mixture and fold till batter is all moist and there are no lumps.
- Spread into the pan and bake for 25-30 minutes till the skewer comes out clean in the center.
- Cool completely before frosting.
- To make frosting, beat all ingredients till well combined and light. Spread over the cooled cake.
- Slice and enjoy!
Notes
The sugar quantities mentioned make a mildly sweet cake. Add more if needed.
You can use sour cream instead of the yogurt.
Add more icing sugar if you feel the frosting is not sweet, can add upto 2 cups.