BANANA CAKE WITH CREAM CHEESE FROSTING
- 2 ripe bananas, mashed
- 3 cups all purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- ¾ cup oil
- 2 cups sugar
- 3 eggs
- 1 + ½ cup milk
- 8 ounce cream cheese, softened
- ½ cup butter, softened
- 3 cups icing sugar, sifted
- Pre-heat your oven to 180C. Butter a cake tin and dust with flour.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together flour and baking powder
- In a large bowl, beat sugar and oil until the mixture becomes pale yellow.
- Add eggs, one at a time and beat well after each edition.
- Fold in flour mixture, alternating with milk.
- Beat in the mashed bananas.
- Pour the batter into the prepared cake tin and bake for 40 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the centre comes out clean. Let it cool completely
- For the frosting, cream butter and cream cheese until light and fluffy.
- Add icing sugar, one cup at a time, mixing well after each edition.
- Cover the cooled banana cake with the frosting using an off-set spatula and decorate with walnuts.
Recipe by Bake with Shivesh at https://bakewithshivesh.com/banana/
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